BRIAN POLIKOWSKY

Deb posted this today on Alwaysunschooled and it needs to be here too.
 
Alex Polikowsky
http://polykow.blogspot.com/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unschoolingmn/
 



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From: Debra Rossing <debra.rossing@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 10:03:56 AM
Subject: [AlwaysUnschooled] Re:Nintendo game question...


Problem solving, reading, research, numeracy (number concepts, 'math'),
computer literacy/using the Internet, literature (plotlines, characters,
context, setting, mood), music (some videogame music has actually been
released on CD because the soundtracks are amazing), team work (many
multiplayer games require working together to accomplish a task),
patience and sticking to a task to reach a goal, strategy/planning,
delayed gratification - if you go straight for that sack of gold that
you can see straight ahead, you'll get killed BUT if you go around the
other side and wait for the 'guard' to go past, you can grab it safely,
art (the graphics and production values of videogames are usually very
high quality). Often videogame playing will lead to interests (short or
long term) in graphics, art, film production, creative writing
(inventing story lines and characters), programming, special effects,
music (sometimes DS will hear a new piece of music and say "that would
be good for such-and-such type scene in thus-and-such type game"),
languages, and other things. Some games either came from or spawned
print forms that are related - manga, graphic novels, books, etc.

Deb R


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Kelli Traaseth

And how about Mark Prensky's site:  http://marcprensky.com/

And his writings:

http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/default.asp

I really believe that when you limit your children in what they want to do (interests, per se) you put up a road block in their learning.  Those connections that were going on ran right into a wall. 

Kelli~
  http://ourjoyfullife.blogspot.com/%c2%a0

"There are no ordinary moments."  Dan Millman,  Peaceful Warrior






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BRIAN POLIKOWSKY

More from Deb ( when I asked her permission to post this here):

"Sure! And, coming back to it, I realized that in the 'delayed gratification' area I forgot budgeting - delaying purchasing some items in the game in order to get something else, planning purchases, figuring income, sometimes actually 'working' for the coin of the realm in order to purchase something - whether working entails beating a gym leader or crafting a potion or creating a t-shirt or buying an item at auction and selling it at a profit, whatever; etc."


 
Alex Polikowsky
http://polykow.blogspot.com/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unschoolingmn/

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Betj

My son is proof of so many of her points! He's evening saving and budgeting IRL to get the new DS and games. I have very little disposable income and most is going to new clothes for him right now so he's helping with my dad's business to earn some extra money. I'll help with the $20-$30 he's short when the DS comes out the 4/5.
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-----Original Message-----
From: BRIAN POLIKOWSKY <polykowholsteins@...>

Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:31:12
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [unschoolingbasics] What kids learn from vido games


More from Deb ( when I asked her�permission to post�this here):

"Sure! And, coming back to it, I realized that in the 'delayed gratification' area I forgot budgeting - delaying purchasing some items in the game in order to get something else, planning purchases, figuring income, sometimes actually 'working' for the coin of the realm in order to purchase something - whether working entails beating a gym leader or crafting a potion or creating a t-shirt or buying an item at auction and selling it at a profit, whatever; etc."


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Alex Polikowsky
http://polykow.blogspot.com/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unschoolingmn/

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Faith Void

Is it possible to take the clothing budget and put it towards used
clothing and use the difference towards the DS or a new game? I know
none of my kids care about new clothes so I thought I'd suggest it in
case.

Faith who is also on a tight budget

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On Mar 24, 2009, at 5:30 PM, "Betj" <bkind28@...> wrote:

> My son is proof of so many of her points! He's evening saving and
> budgeting IRL to get the new DS and games. I have very little
> disposable income and most is going to new clothes for him right now
> so he's helping with my dad's business to earn some extra money.
> I'll help with the $20-$30 he's short when the DS comes out the 4/5.
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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> From: BRIAN POLIKOWSKY <polykowholsteins@...>
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> Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:31:12
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [unschoolingbasics] What kids learn from vido games
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> More from Deb ( when I asked her permission to post this here):
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> "Sure! And, coming back to it, I realized that in the 'delayed
> gratification' area I forgot budgeting - delaying purchasing some
> items in the game in order to get something else, planning
> purchases, figuring income, sometimes actually 'working' for the
> coin of the realm in order to purchase something - whether working
> entails beating a gym leader or crafting a potion or creating a t-
> shirt or buying an item at auction and selling it at a profit,
> whatever; etc."
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Betj

I've looked around at Plato's Closet and ebay for jeans for him but have ended up getting him some at Rugged Warehouse (deep discount store) and they were only $9.99! Yay! And with me as a mom "new to us" is just as good as new. And I told him I can help some. I do make sure he gets as much fun money as possible. Some money is going to fix a go cart someone left at a rental property my dad has (luckily my BF's son is a genius with gas powered stuff! And on the point of "school learning" he struggled to graduate but can fix almost anything which seems much more useful than anything I learned in Chemisty!). He just has to decide which is the more immediate want between say manga or a game.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Faith Void <littlemsvoid@...>

Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:39:37
To: [email protected]<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [unschoolingbasics] What kids learn from vido games


Is it possible to take the clothing budget and put it towards used
clothing and use the difference towards the DS or a new game? I know
none of my kids care about new clothes so I thought I'd suggest it in
case.

Faith who is also on a tight budget

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 24, 2009, at 5:30 PM, "Betj" <bkind28@...> wrote:

> My son is proof of so many of her points! He's evening saving and
> budgeting IRL to get the new DS and games. I have very little
> disposable income and most is going to new clothes for him right now
> so he's helping with my dad's business to earn some extra money.
> I'll help with the $20-$30 he's short when the DS comes out the 4/5.
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BRIAN POLIKOWSKY <polykowholsteins@...>
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> Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:31:12
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [unschoolingbasics] What kids learn from vido games
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> More from Deb ( when I asked her permission to post this here):
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> "Sure! And, coming back to it, I realized that in the 'delayed
> gratification' area I forgot budgeting - delaying purchasing some
> items in the game in order to get something else, planning
> purchases, figuring income, sometimes actually 'working' for the
> coin of the realm in order to purchase something - whether working
> entails beating a gym leader or crafting a potion or creating a t-
> shirt or buying an item at auction and selling it at a profit,
> whatever; etc."
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>
> Alex Polikowsky
> http://polykow.blogspot.com/
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> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unschoolingmn/
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