Video games book

The intro to Gee's book was interesting and made many claims. He talked about the way we aren't socially recognized for reading and that every time we read our experiences influence our interpretation which I think is very accurate. I've never thought of how video games have to be more challenging in order to sell, which is an interesting phenomena. I've also never thought of how teachers could make class more interactice, engaging, challenging, and stimulating to encourage children to find school as rewarding, or at elast expend the same energy on their schoolwork, as video games. I think this is a good cue for teachers to adopt some of the learning strategies from video games to update their curriculum and adapt to our changing culture.

Something I'm learning...

Over winter break my mom and sister-in-law were both crocheting while we were watching TV. My mom taught me a long time ago but I didn't remember it at all, so she taught me again. She's made a lot of blankets for many people-new babies, troops in the Middle East, my grandparents, and even our dog. She learned from her mother-in-law probably 20 years ago and has continued to learn new patterns and become more creative and was very excited to teach my sister-in-law and me again. It's really pretty easy once you get the hang of it. If you do it for too long it can make your left hand cramp a little, but it becomes something so repetitive that you don't really have to watch anymore-you just feel it. It's something fun to do in the winter while I'm watching TV or on a long car trip, which we recently went on. I'm almost done with my first blanket that's lavender, white, and grey stripes and I've enjoyed seeing it grow, but I still don't know how to finish off with the little threads on the ends. I guess I'll have to ask my mom again...

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Let's see if this works