Education News – Julia Lawrence
“Although gaming industry insiders have long touted many benefits of video games, the New Zealand Secondary Principals’ Association has recently stepped forward to refute their claims. Contrary to the recent spate of reports and findings that gaming by children actually improves their educational outcomes, the association is now warning parents, who make up a very large chunk of video-game players themselves, that excessive gaming causes ‘more harm than good to educational development.’.”(more)