Hate To Say It, But You’ve Got It All Wrong About Video Games

I’m all for getting kids out into nature to learn stuff, but you have to admit games do teach a lot of skills. I’ve got it! Rip up all those standardized tests and then they’ll have plenty of time for more playing at school — both inside and outside.

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Alana Karsch

Jul 19, 2013

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