The father of a 3-year-old said in a NYTimes article, “I’ll lie to myself that these are skill builders” though he convinces himself that “ really learning hand-eye coordination from the golf game, and it beats the hell out of sitting and watching television.” Well, does it? At least parents used to have control over what their kids watched on TV, if they were allowed to watch anything at all (cue my childhood in which TV was restricted but I was allowed to be a cast member on Sesame Street…what?!).Ī Joan Ganz Cooney Center study released today found that most educational media content consumed by children point to TV as the source other device screens offer a fraction of that content consumption. With children spending more time in front of screens than ever, parents now justify to themselves that what their kids are watching/playing is intellectually stimulating. These days, the mere suggestion that a game has educational value sends kids running. With few virtual gaming options, I actually looked forward to my daily JumpStart session and Encarta’s Mindmaze, among other puzzle-solving adventures (Math Blaster, Oregon Trail, Carmen Sandiego… am I jogging some memories here?). Back in the 20th century, PC games that were overtly advertised as “learning games” were much more prevalent and, shockingly, even embraced by kids.
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