Parents think maths is evil!

markwho

Educational Video Game Upsets Parents.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Some parents said they were not happy after Action 7 News presented a story about one new after school program.
The video game that's fully funded by a Department of Defense grant has some parents questioning its violence.
They're blasting and learning at the same time, but some parents have their concerns.
"We are feeding the addiction of these children to video games," parent Marlene Perrotte.
School officials said the game covers math that ranges from basic properties to algebra two and simply reinforces what the students have learned in class.
"This is something that just like a 21st century flash card really," said Gary Bodman, with Madison Middle School. "They can use jetpacks and at the same time they have to know what the associative property is."
Critics said the game has too much violence to be in school.
"They were all excited … because of the violence," Perrotte said.
School leaders said the students are getting ahead with the game and said that they're not shooting at people.
"Anything we can do to meet the kids on their own grounds and educate them is to our advantage," Bodman said.
Critics said they believe it's a disadvantage if students can't recall what they've learned.
"What the recall is not the prime number, they were talking about but rather getting through to the enemy," said Perrotte.
According to one parent, the enemy right now is the school system that has placed this action packed learning tool in front of students.
The school system said they'd be more than happy to let concerned parents play the video game to get a better understanding of its usefulness.

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Herb Powell

No they don't......

Banned Account

Wonerfully subjective world in which we live.

God damn you to hell America sire of all non-threads.

ScumLord

Is it the violence or the education their objecting too? Everyone knows if you learn to much you could turn into a communist.

alwaysadub

Wish i'd have had a video game teaching me maths at school, instead of the stupid nun who couldn't teach for sh1t.

And where does it say that parents think maths is evil?

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alwaysadub wrote: »

Wish i'd have had a video game teaching me maths at school, instead of the stupid nun who couldn't teach for sh1t.

And where does it say that parents think maths is evil?

But you can fap to nuns

Good idea, stupid parents.

alwaysadub

Fitzcaraldo wrote: »

But you can fap to nuns

She was about 80...but whatever you're into :pac:

Standard Toaster

markwho wrote: »

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Wow.....people actually say this....

The_Minister

Misleading thread title is misleading.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Deleted User wrote: »

Good idea, stupid parents.

Good idea, not nessecarily executed in the best way.

I can fully understand kids remembering what they played or what happened, but did it actually increase their math powers?

Dravokivich

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Good idea, not nessecarily executed in the best way.

I can fully understand kids remembering what they played or what happened, but did it actually increase their math powers?

The only way to tell is for the yanks to bring in exams that don't utilise multiple choice questions / anwsers...

ejmaztec

Maths is evil, or numbers wouldn't have destroyed the economy.

orourkeda

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QamU4-8NUw

perhaps they're right

Teutorix

Fitzcaraldo wrote: »

But you can fap to nuns

You can fap to video games too. Oerba Dia Vanille *sigh*

mink_man

waste of a click coming here!

Thomas828

alwaysadub wrote: »

Wish i'd have had a video game teaching me maths at school, instead of the stupid nun who couldn't teach for sh1t.

I'm sure she'd know the Bible pretty well, especially the Book of Numbers.