DEJ #8

Quote: "Exploring. It is traditional that schools would teach students to move as fast and efficiently as possible towards a goal, but games are different. They encourage players to sit back, explore and not move on too quickly, think laterally not linearly, and to re-evaluate one’s goals on occasion."

Responce:

I think "exploring" is very important. Students often come up with goals that are unrealistic. They need to evaluate the goals they have set and explore the options they have to reach those goals. Schools often teach students to move quickly and when you do this it is often inefficient. If students were taught to reevaluate their decisions before they are set on them, then they may set better more reachable goals for themselves. It is pointless for students to get their hopes up.  They must have the skill to make reachable goals. Video games may help students to realize that they need to evaluate what they are doing before they go through with it.

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Reference:

"10 Things Schools can Learn from Video Games | Learning in Gaming." Learning in Gaming. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Oct. 2012. <http://www.learningingaming.com/10-things-schools-can-learn-from-video-games/>.