How Minecraft is helping kids fall in love with books

Post by scrollaway » Sat, Jul 14, 2018, 11:53 AM UTC

kome wrote: post #4

lihaciudaniel wrote: post #2

As a full time kid and an ex minecraft player, I think that's a way to get into books. The only way I got into books was by trying hard at first to read on my phone (it was hard and boring for a month I was reading during boring classes at school). But now a year later I've never read any paper books, all the books I've read are ebooks.

hi kid, enjoy your eyesight while it last. one day you won't tolerate screens and monitors anymore for long reads or papers, and then, paper books/printers will be cool again... ;)

Post by TeMPOraL » Sat, Jul 14, 2018, 12:18 PM UTC

bodas wrote: post #42

Waterluvian wrote: post #39

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I just don't get why screens are a bad thing. Find balance. Don't demonize the screens. Don't underbalance screen time. We hope all these kids will be successful enough that screens become a core of their careers.

Because childhood is a rare time in one's life where you have the freedom to enjoy the outside, and not have to sit in front of a screen. FWIW I don't think books are a good use of time either.

Post by jccalhoun » Sat, Jul 14, 2018, 12:27 PM UTC

kome wrote: post #4

lihaciudaniel wrote: post #2

As a full time kid and an ex minecraft player, I think that's a way to get into books. The only way I got into books was by trying hard at first to read on my phone (it was hard and boring for a month I was reading during boring classes at school). But now a year later I've never read any paper books, all the books I've read are ebooks.

hi kid, enjoy your eyesight while it last. one day you won't tolerate screens and monitors anymore for long reads or papers, and then, paper books/printers will be cool again... ;)

Post by e12e » Sat, Jul 14, 2018, 12:40 PM UTC

tzs wrote: post #24

Freak_NL wrote: post #19

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If you haven't already, why not get (or ask for) an e-reader with an e-ink display? Reading from paper or e-ink is a lot less detrimental to your eyesight. When reading in the evenings that has the benefit of not affecting your circadian rhythm as much (which normal screens tend to do).

I'm a bit skeptical of many of the claims that paper or e-ink in the evening has less effect on circadian rhythms than a normal screen does. What would be the mechanism for this? One claim I've seen is that it is because they are frontlit rather than backlit. But to the photosensor cells that sense the light and report to the parts of the brain that control circadian rhythms, it should just be frequency and intensity…

Post by brightball » Sat, Jul 14, 2018, 12:55 PM UTC

sova wrote: post #5

Minecraft is absolutely not helping in the war on screens. As a former educator I laugh heartily at the proposition. Although, I did use "screen time" as a gift-able and earn-able commodity, and in a small classroom of kids it works great to encourage sharing, participation, group watch / observance, and "can I please share with Timmy now so I can have more screentime later?" [success fist]