Straight A's = WoW!!! YAY!!!Follow

Okay like a few min ago my dad told me the coolest thing. Let me just state that my parents are extremely strict. They dont let me play videogames during the week. They dont let me play video games a lot during the day (like maybe 3 hours in a row at the most...) And they certainly dont like it when I "waste time in front of the comp or TV instead of reading or doing homework." as they say. In fact my dad even belives that it is IMPOSSIBLE to do bad on a test. If i ever do bad his excuse is that i didnt study hard enough. Its never called a "hard test" or something that we didnt study. The teacher is always right... ANYWAY my parents were talking about how they pretty much just robbed me of 40 dollars (not literally) and how i wasnt really getting anything good for christmas. I walk up and half jokingly say "Dont worry once i get my report card..." My dad laughs at this point and says, "Yeah if you get straight A's I will get you that graphics card you want." I wasnt really expecting anything less of him, but then I say "You serious?" he then says "Sure, in fact if you get straight A's I will literally drive out that same night and get that game you have been talking about for you." (WoW obviously). I, amazed at this point at my dads strange generosity, laugh and say "You dont even really know what game it is." (meaning that he didnt know that it was pay to play). At this point he laughs and states "I dont really care. Just get straight A's!"

Now that this point you may think that I am a total dimwhit who never gets good grades so my parents arent expecting me to get straight A's. Well let me just say that this is not the case. In fact last marking period i got 2 B's and all A's and the B's were in classes that are weighted (means that a B is worth an A, C is worth a B, D is worth a C and so forth...). Anyway this topic is kind of pointless im just quite excited that my dad has said this and I will be sure to make him live up to his word, you can be sure of that! Anyway cheers and hope to see you ingame soon!

My kids will never play games! look what happened to me ^_^

Lol thanks. I do have to point out that I dont have straight A's at the moment but it shouldn't be too hard to bring them up. I will probably get the game even if i dont get straight A's, it will just be a nice bonus, plus it could never hurt =). The bad thing is our next report card comes around 5 weeks after New Years.... blah.... That sucks ***... Ohh well i still have FF XI. Gana try out some new jobs and waste some money for fun!!! X)

No offence, but I would be so fussterated all the time if my parents were like that. We would be agruing all of the time.

But on the lighter side, cool.

Very well said.

You are definitely right. I was over-generalizing. There are a lot of television shows that engage the viewer and evoke intellectual thought, and there are plenty of video games with no meaningful content whatsoever...

The true point that I had in my mind, which I realize I didn't express very clearly (in fact I don't think I even got to it) is that there is a social stigma against video games, while watching television is socially acceptable. My arguement still holds water even if you consider television and video games as equal.

So yeah... I definitely should have been clearer but I was playing online poker (and winning) while posting

I let my 9 year old son play on a two hours of homework to one hour of video games,(reading a book counts as homework) so if say he accumalates 8 hrs through out the week then he can play for 4 hrs on saturday. Also if I go out the time he spends playing doesnt count against his hours earned (fiqure I'd rather know he's playing than for him to sneak to play) It seems to be working so far he might not have straight A's but he doing well enough.

Ok let me just start off by saying your parents suck and are wrong. Teachers are humans and are wrong constantly. Further more they probably hate you because you act like you know it all and plus the pay and benefits suck.

Lastly if you take away anything from your horrible child hood take what I have. Beat the ever living crap outta your kids if they ever refuse to play video games.

The End

Amen to the gaming Gods

Edited, Tue Dec 21 06:02:27 2004 by rockiesbluetaco

I get straight C's.
My parents don't care.
I do whatever I want =)

Wow...this is certainly a different thread than what's typically seen.

School vs. Video games vs. TV. This debate has been going around for a very long time.

First of all, people who say that video games turns kids into killers has some pretty screwed up ideas. Yes, there are some kids that play the wrong types of games that get some very foolish ideas...but there is still something inherantly broken in them when they try to act this out in real life. I'm sorry, but a perfectly adjusted 13 year old doesn't play grand theft auto, then go on a shooting spree.

Whoa...where did that rant come from?

Anyway, I think TV and video games can both be very very good tools for raising children. Children need some sort of outlet for their free time. Mindless TV is a horrid idea, and a lot of TV out there is totally inappropriate. However, TLC, the Discovery Channel, and some crime-type shows are filled with useful information, and before you go mocking them, can be really fascinating TV. People may think channels like the discovery channel and stuff are for total losers, but I gotta tell you, FASCINATING stuff sometimes.

Online games offer social interaction, problem solving skills, they develop teamwork, and help child learn how to plan and carry through with plans.

Many studies have shown that children who play video games do better in some aspects of school because of the stimulation the games provide. In addition, action type video games improve hand-eye coordination.

The flip side is that you don't have any control over what other people say or do. So you child will be potentially exposed to racist language, swearing, sex talk, violence, cheating, lying, steal, and general unethical behavior.

Just like you wouldn't hand your child a remote and walk away, letting them watch whatever they want (playboy channel?) you shouldn't leave your child in front of the computer and let them play away unsupervised. (Unless they are old enough, of course).

Remember, the TV and computer are entertainment, not babysitters.

Rate up for you, thank goodness some parents still hold thier kids accountable for their actions.

The only thing you are going to learn from school is balance. Learning to balance the different parts of life is the biggest challenge you will ever undertake. Be glad you have parents who are helping.

Just make sure you keep it up though. Congrats!

He's not naked, he's got a hat and boots on. Santa has needs too ok....

I'm sorry, but CSI is an eye roller if I ever saw one. Ugh >_<. We're a long way off from the X-Files... and I wasn't even a fan of the X-Files... just that the few epidosde of CSI I've seen are just... not very interesting.

And heck, I'm not the only one who think so, so meh!

http://www.pvponline.com/archive.php3?archive=20041212

Heck, TV is a guilty pleasure, the greater majority of the shows are indeed 'mindless' absorption. While even the most simple game at least requires you to think. There's the simple fact that VG requires interaction, while TV doesn't.

The 'smart' TV is usually the one that isn't seen as 'entertainment' by the masses (i.e. Discovery Channel and the like).


However, while the 'merits' of TV vs VG are debatable, one thing that isn't is the social acceptance of the two media. Missing a 'night out with the gang' because your program is on or 'there's a game' is more or less exceptable - heck, it's practically expected from everybody to have at least one show that we follow on TV - but if you were to say 'I can't go out tonight guys, I'm doing Shadow Fang Keep with my guild' ... heh.

Well, I'm 24 now, so kids acceptance toward videogame might have changed, but back when I was in high school, it still wasn't that hot.

And even if you're talking to kids and/or gamers, they might roll their eyes at mention of an MMORPG (especially if they don't play said MMORPG) - which are seen by many gamers as nerdier then your average videogame.