| ShadowQueen United States. April 30 2012 07:10. Posts 34 | Profile Blog # |
I have learned a tremendous amount from gaming which is why it is so important to me. As a teacher I hope to pass along my attitudes. Here are some reasons why.
First of all, gaming is a learning environment. The model of teaching new information is the same in games as it is in school. Introduction/Hook/Activation of Prior Knowledge, Guided Practice, Independent Practice, Assessment. I especially love how Rachet and Clank use this model but most games have this approach.
I learned that it is ok to fail. Students need to learn how to fail in order to have the strength to succeed in life. Gaming provides this environment. The world is not without challenges. Failing, Reassessing, and Trying Again are key life skills. I strongly feel that reflection and improvement are important attitudes to have.
The following is some key quotes from ASCD's Educational Leadership magazine for teachers. Got Grit?
"Howard Gradner's personal intelligences, Daniel Gooleman's emotional intelligence, and Carol Dweck's mindsets all reflect the fact that our attitudes are even more important than our skills."
"..but how can they learn to overcome adversity if they haven't experienced it?"
"People who have not learned to respond well to frustration and failure are likely to choose paths without much risk or challenge and thus destine themselves to a life of predictability, safety, and mediocrity."
" ..in addition to using multiple intelligences theory as a tool to help children learn through their strengths, we recognize that we can also require students to work in areas that are unfamiliar and less comfortable for them. "
I learned that timing is important. To find the appropriate time to talk to someone about an important subject, to get a job, to ask for a raise, to start a family. In school students need to learn timing especially in a mass education system that has the necessity for turn taking.
I have learned patience. Everything I want is not going to happen at this exact moment. I have to plan and prepare.
I have learned to be a purposeful decision maker as well. I need to be purposeful in the words and actions I use especially when it concerns the development of other people. I use consistent expectations to guide my students just like a game has rules that you expect the gameplay to follow.
Suffice it to say, I reflect often on how outside influences affect my life. I only hope that my positive perspective will be transferred to those I meet.
What have you learned about life from playing games? |
| | What really matters is how this game and this community and how people around us have impacted us and shared our passions and let us know that it is worth-while going 100% in anything you believe in no matter what other people say. -TEDx Starcraft Event |
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| Dr.Lettuce United Kingdom. April 30 2012 07:12. Posts 659 | Profile Blog # |
I have learnt that people become bigger assholes online. It's like everyone takes their natural asshole points and multiplies them by five.
But hey that's anonymity for you. |
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 TheHeckWithYou United States. April 30 2012 07:13. Posts 1 | Profile # |
I've learned that just stfu no one cares
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| K3Nyy United States. April 30 2012 07:14. Posts 1710 | Profile # |
Playing games made me realize that in order to learn, you gotta understand the concept behind doing what you're doing and not blindly memorize stuff and not understand it.
Also discipline and patience if you're genuinely trying to improve. |
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| noidontthinkso Greece. April 30 2012 07:15. Posts 94 | Profile # |
| ive learned that u should never talk about your gaming in the public since the most will just look at you like youre a damn nerd whos 1. not worth talking to or 2. from another planet Last edit: 2012-04-30 07:17:23 |
| | i5 2500k @ 4.5 GHz, GTX560 Ti, 8GB G-Skill RipJaws DDR3-2000 @1600Mhz CAS 6 |
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| CakeSauc3 United States. April 30 2012 07:16. Posts 307 | Profile # |
Gaming has taught me the following:
*Hard work/practice makes perfect
*Being aggressive/giving my all leads to good results (hustle!!)
*To be patient with the bad attitudes/trolling of others :D
*To overcome nerves when it's time to perform
*To be confident in my own abilities and in what I've learned
*That there's power in loving what I do and doing what I love
These are just a few things I can think of off the top of my head... I'm sure there are many, many more.
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| amazingxkcd United States. April 30 2012 07:18. Posts 2681 | Profile # |
| Gaming has taught me that douchebags in-game are still douchebags in RL. |
| | "Did this guy just randomly finger me?" - Sayle | | Flash: He smiles because he loves the game. So much, that he enjoys every lesson from it. |
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| Aocowns Norway. April 30 2012 07:18. Posts 3476 | Profile Blog # |
Anger management... Still learning  |
| | IdrA's #1 fan/GrackenNews "Until the very very top, in almost anything, all that matters is how much work you put in. The only problem is most people can't work hard, even at things they do enjoy, much less things they don't have a real passion for."-IdrA |
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| psiops Canada. April 30 2012 07:21. Posts 21 | Profile # |
the worst life skill: procrastination  |
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| nullmind April 30 2012 07:23. Posts 1302 | Profile Blog # |
| I guess not a life skill but more of a criminal skill. Learning how to scam people in games where you can trade items. I remember a while ago when Linage 2 was new in US there were two low level item which were selling like hotcakes and unfortunately, both had the same icon. People would fake lag saying they cant accept the trade because of lag and the trader would lose patience and after 2nd and 3rd time he would just press accept without checking the details and just looking at the icon. It's a good place to learn to scam =/ |
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| Brotatoes23 United States. April 30 2012 07:23. Posts 67 | Profile # |
To sum it up for me:
Jedi Knight 2 and JK: Academy actually helped me play guitar better. Mostly using my ring and pinky fingers excessively, increasing my manual dexterity.
At 11 years old, playing "Xenogears" for Playstation 1 helped me keep an open mind to reincarnation and various ideas of what "God" is. I still use the term "Wave Existence" to help myself explain it's presence in the Universe. It's a term I'll never forget. Over multiple plays through, I learned quite a bit about psychology, as well.
Playing any online computer games on a 56k connection, as well as a slow computer, back in the '90's actually taught me a great deal of patience. I have learned that patience is an excellent skill to have and is increasingly rare.Last edit: 2012-04-30 07:27:04 |
| | Humans - Knee deep in a river, still searching for water. |
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| sc4k United Kingdom. April 30 2012 07:28. Posts 4403 | Profile Blog # |
| gaming has taught me that nothing in life will ever truly be 'cool'. |
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| Abenson Canada. April 30 2012 07:34. Posts 2792 | Profile Blog # |
| I think the most important thing gaming taught me is to be able to accept losses and approach things calmly even while under sub-par conditions. |
| | League of Legends IGN: Enigmatic Legend | #1 LoCicero/Locodoco Fanboy! | <3 Sakuya |
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| CyDe United States. April 30 2012 07:35. Posts 999 | Profile Blog # |
| Gaming has taught me to attempt to be more efficient, if not on the important things at least on the minor day-to-day activities. I waste no time in wasting time. |
| | youtube.com/GamingCyDe-- SC2, BF3, whatever else strikes my fancy |
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| Spiffeh United States. April 30 2012 07:41. Posts 780 | Profile # |
Playing MOBAs has taught me that losing is an inexcapable part of life and it's also taught me how to work with people who act like complete douchebags.
Playing RTS has taught me that just pressing the queue button is hardest part. Everything else is easy after you just take action. |
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| JitnikoVi Russian Federation. April 30 2012 07:46. Posts 396 | Profile # |
i used to play a medieval game called stronghold, and i learned how that the houses they live in can fit 8 people, which only have 1 room and are called hovels  |
| | In theory yes, but theoretically, no. |
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| Bleak Turkey. April 30 2012 07:54. Posts 2637 | Profile Blog # |
| For me, the biggest improvement has been in my English. 25 hour a week English courses + playing KOTOR really nailed it for me. |
| | "I am a beacon of knowledge blazing out across a black sea of ignorance. " |
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| Leopoldshark United States. April 30 2012 07:55. Posts 145 | Profile # |
| One of the things you learn is that by helping people, you get things in return. While it is hard to resist acting like a douche to NPCs in game because it's a good outlet for the things you desperately want to but can't do in real life, it does make your playthrough harder. If you don't foster good relationships, those people you help won't be able to help you in return. You may have to do this stupid fetch quest for this random person in town you don't care about, but when you do, you will be rewarded either with money, an items, a service (for instance, the person will now sell helpful items to you or repair your items), or even become an ally or companion. If you try to do everything alone, you will most likely end up failing. |
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| imanoobcs April 30 2012 07:57. Posts 135 | Profile # |
| Age of Empires II taught a ton about history. It was more fun to learn history while playing the campaigns than it was in school. I actually became interested in history after playing that game. |
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| fofa2000 Canada. April 30 2012 08:03. Posts 511 | Profile # |
| No video games are a drug, you get addicted and you spend way too much time on it for what you learn, whatever it is. And I feel pretty empty and in a bad mood the day after I play a lot. I try to get over it...but it's hard. Last edit: 2012-04-30 08:04:19 |
| | -smells likes tasty soup, what's the menu?-fresh jaedong style marine stew served with a glass of dragoon slush!-The food's any good?Quite unusual names, never heard-all my food's good, the kitchen's this way-btw whatu terarn doing alone in a zerg colony? |
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