Comments on: My Gamer Fragged your Honor Student http://www.bellevueschooldistrictparent.com/bellevue-school-district/my-gamer-fragged-your-honor-student/ Bellevue School District Parents discussing Bellevue School District and Bellevue Tutoring Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:47:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: admin http://www.bellevueschooldistrictparent.com/bellevue-school-district/my-gamer-fragged-your-honor-student/comment-page-1/#comment-322 admin Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:49:27 +0000 http://bellevueschooldistrictparent.com/wordpress/?p=275#comment-322 Drew, Thanks for the comment. You ARE obviously an intelligent kid and I love that you have passion for gaming. Despite the fact that I have not had your experience with recent games, I really truly do love gaming (Unfortunately, these days, I don't have the time to play as much as I would like.). I, further, don't deny that our educational system needs revamping. However, after that, I'm afraid I disagree with you wholeheartedly. At the core of my argument, is the fact that I believe that education gives you life-skills enabling a better, more fulfilling life and job. In contrast gaming is a past-time. Getting to the end of Halo is cool but it doesn't hold any more meaning than beating someone in Monopoly. I think any parent that brags about gaming over education is doing their child a massive disservice. Aspiring to work in the Gaming Industry is no different than someone wanting to work in Health Care or Social Work or Biotechnology. In the real world, "a cushy job with art or programming at a well-known Seattle-based games studio" doesn't exist. That company's management all have MBAs and realize that the studio is only as good as it's last title. They'll be hiring the best people they can find (some of whom will, undoubtedly, be to some degree self-taught) to work as hard as they can in their cubicle farm. The day to day life of a programmer, CG artist and an accountant in that company will be almost identical. So, when you design your first game, let me know. I'll be first in line to buy it and play it. In the meantime, if I can help you get through Trigonometry, Calculus, AP History or any other class, please come in to the <a href="http://bellevuewa.tutoringclub.com" rel="nofollow"><a>Tutoring Club</a></a>. I'll be happy to help you get the education that I think will benefit every young person so much! Drew,

Thanks for the comment. You ARE obviously an intelligent kid and I love that you have passion for gaming. Despite the fact that I have not had your experience with recent games, I really truly do love gaming (Unfortunately, these days, I don’t have the time to play as much as I would like.). I, further, don’t deny that our educational system needs revamping.

However, after that, I’m afraid I disagree with you wholeheartedly. At the core of my argument, is the fact that I believe that education gives you life-skills enabling a better, more fulfilling life and job. In contrast gaming is a past-time. Getting to the end of Halo is cool but it doesn’t hold any more meaning than beating someone in Monopoly. I think any parent that brags about gaming over education is doing their child a massive disservice.

Aspiring to work in the Gaming Industry is no different than someone wanting to work in Health Care or Social Work or Biotechnology. In the real world, “a cushy job with art or programming at a well-known Seattle-based games studio” doesn’t exist. That company’s management all have MBAs and realize that the studio is only as good as it’s last title. They’ll be hiring the best people they can find (some of whom will, undoubtedly, be to some degree self-taught) to work as hard as they can in their cubicle farm. The day to day life of a programmer, CG artist and an accountant in that company will be almost identical.

So, when you design your first game, let me know. I’ll be first in line to buy it and play it. In the meantime, if I can help you get through Trigonometry, Calculus, AP History or any other class, please come in to the Tutoring Club. I’ll be happy to help you get the education that I think will benefit every young person so much!

]]> By: Drew http://www.bellevueschooldistrictparent.com/bellevue-school-district/my-gamer-fragged-your-honor-student/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Drew Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:59:44 +0000 http://bellevueschooldistrictparent.com/wordpress/?p=275#comment-320 Watch as your honor student gets a job in accounting while that gamer gets a cushy job with art or programming at a well-known Seattle-based games studio. Your problem is you are underestimating the power of the gamer and his culture. Being on honor roll in this country is no big deal; a blind child could get on honor roll. Our educational system needs a total reform, and all you're doing by sitting on your high horse and complaining about this is criticizing one of the most lucrative industries in the world. Recession-proof and unable to be outsourced, gamers have a passion. Anyone can simply be a mindless drone, completing work only to get more work, but to be truly devoted to something is quite different. All you're doing by complaining about this is supporting the flawed system. Not to mention you're obviously railing on this student for no reason: "greater knowledge, more varied interests and has been able to acquire wisdom through studying the failures and successes of preceding generations". I am a gamer; I am considerably more intelligent than many of my peers, I have a variety of interests that, believe it or not, extend beyond sitting in front of the television, and I know more about failure and success than your honor roll student ever will. This generation's gamers are a different breed: not those who feed quarters into the Pong machine out of boredom, but to understand and perfect the art form. Perhaps it's due to your obvious misunderstanding of the current game scene: games have come a long way from Sid Meyer's Civilization for MS-DOS, where spearmen can destroy tanks easily. Now, it's about perfection, a skill that will always prove useful in any field. But I'm sure your honor student is already aware of that, being the epitome of education that they are. My gamer WILL frag your honor student. Be it in a career, or just in pure devotion for their field. Thank you. Watch as your honor student gets a job in accounting while that gamer gets a cushy job with art or programming at a well-known Seattle-based games studio. Your problem is you are underestimating the power of the gamer and his culture. Being on honor roll in this country is no big deal; a blind child could get on honor roll. Our educational system needs a total reform, and all you’re doing by sitting on your high horse and complaining about this is criticizing one of the most lucrative industries in the world. Recession-proof and unable to be outsourced, gamers have a passion. Anyone can simply be a mindless drone, completing work only to get more work, but to be truly devoted to something is quite different. All you’re doing by complaining about this is supporting the flawed system. Not to mention you’re obviously railing on this student for no reason: “greater knowledge, more varied interests and has been able to acquire wisdom through studying the failures and successes of preceding generations”. I am a gamer; I am considerably more intelligent than many of my peers, I have a variety of interests that, believe it or not, extend beyond sitting in front of the television, and I know more about failure and success than your honor roll student ever will. This generation’s gamers are a different breed: not those who feed quarters into the Pong machine out of boredom, but to understand and perfect the art form. Perhaps it’s due to your obvious misunderstanding of the current game scene: games have come a long way from Sid Meyer’s Civilization for MS-DOS, where spearmen can destroy tanks easily. Now, it’s about perfection, a skill that will always prove useful in any field. But I’m sure your honor student is already aware of that, being the epitome of education that they are.
My gamer WILL frag your honor student. Be it in a career, or just in pure devotion for their field. Thank you.

]]> By: David http://www.bellevueschooldistrictparent.com/bellevue-school-district/my-gamer-fragged-your-honor-student/comment-page-1/#comment-319 David Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:28:02 +0000 http://bellevueschooldistrictparent.com/wordpress/?p=275#comment-319 "My Westie is smarter than your Honor Student." Yeah, sure...ok.. whatEVER!! “My Westie is smarter than your Honor Student.” Yeah, sure…ok.. whatEVER!!

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