(You said you only wanted 2 posts on the articles, but here's my initial response to the two articles i didn't include in my other posts)
Video Games: Mildly absurd, but the heart is in the right place. Even if you just read the first page, having students direct a teacher in a video game doesn't actually teach them anything they can't learn in a gym class with coordination or on their own free time playing the video games themselves. There was no intellectual stimulation to win, it was just watching and going. Made me sad. I'm sure there is some worthwhileness to it that will be implemented in the future, but the current state of video games just doesn't allow for it.
Publish or Perish: Digital books are and will take over. Only time will prove this, but I agree with it. Because I'm a music nerd, I make this analogy: Vinyl culture is recently experiencing a large increase in sales. MP3s are still taking over, but there is now a niche culture for physical music. This same concept will apply to physical books in the future. The main sales will come from digital retailers while physical books become a niche market for those who love to hold onto books. Do you see major vinyl retailers? No, it's all small shops independtly owned. I see this same concept happening to physical books. At least fiction. Obviously textbooks will stick around for a lot longer until there is a way to subsidize it federally for the government to have all textbooks available on a Kindle or something similar.
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I hope you are wrong about the demise of books in print Matt. I am a book lover and always will be and I really believe that there is something to be said for holding the pages in your hands,and I think it benefits students learning as well. I don't buy the music analogy because I feel that books are somehow not the same and that printed texts still hold value. does anyone agree with me?
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