Double Entry Journal #9

QUOTE:
"Therefore it can be argued that in video games, failure is good as it helps facilitate alternate solutions to problems." ("10 things schools," 2012)


RESPONSE:
I chose this quote because I was surprised to find that risk taking and failure is something that schools and students can learn from video games. Most of the time one thinks of video games as just a source of entertainment and in some cases educational, but I personally have never thought of the experiences that take place in them as instructional about failure or risk taking. I'm not sure whether I agree with that or not because if I play a game I don't think I gain any sense of risk taking or lessons learned from failures from it. However, I also don't enjoy video games so the lessons learned could also be linked to the motivation and reasons behind playing the game. 


I chose this video because I thought that it gave a good explanation of the way that video games could help students learn.

SOURCES:
10 things schools can learn from video games. (2012, January 20). Retrieved from http://www.learningingaming.com/10-things-schools-can-learn-from-video-games/


(2008). Video games and learning. (2008). [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN0qRKjfX3s