{"product_id":"dont-bother-me-mom-marc-prensky-9781557788580","title":"Don't Bother Me Mom - I'm Learning!","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarc Prensky presents the case―profoundly counter-cultural but true nevertheless―that video and computer game playing, within limits, is actually very beneficial to today's \"Digital Native\" kids, who are using them to prepare themselves for life in the 21st century. The reason kids are so attracted to these games, Prensky says, is that they are learning about important \"future\" things, from collaboration, to prudent risk taking, to strategy formulation and execution, to complex moral and ethical decisions. Prensky's arguments are backed up by university PhD's studying not just violence, but games in their totality, as well as studies of gamers who have become successful corporate workers, entrepreneurs, leaders, doctors, lawyers, scientists and other professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecause most adults (including the critics) can't play the modern complex games themselves (and discount the opinions of the kids who do play them) they rely on secondhand sources of information, most of whom are sadly misinformed about both the putative harm and the true benefits of game-playing. This book is the antidote to those misinformed, bombastic sources, in the press and elsewhere. Full of common sense and practical information, it provides parents with a large number of techniques approaches they can use―both over time and right away―to improve both their understanding of games and their relationships with their kids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe aim of this book is to give you a peek into the hidden world into which your kids disappear when they are playing games, and to help you as an adult―especially if you are a concerned parent or teacher―understand and appreciate just how much your kids are learning that is \u003cem\u003epositive\u003c\/em\u003e from their video and computer games.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the few short hours it takes to read this book, you will learn: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat it feels like to be in the world of computer and video games\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to appreciate the breadth and depth of modern computer and video games and the ways they make your kids learn\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to understand the various \u003cem\u003euseful\u003c\/em\u003e skills your game-playing your kids are acquiring\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to understand your own kids better and build better relationships using games as a base\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnd, most importantly, How to augment and improve what your kids are learning by \u003cem\u003ehaving conversations they want to have \u003c\/em\u003eabout their games.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marc Prensky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1557788588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557788580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paragon House Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.06w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2006 pg. 55","brand":"Marc Prensky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985133895935,"sku":"9781557788580","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89d12c3a-68d8-4fcf-91d1-67bb0b80b7a5.jpg?v=1683275746","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dont-bother-me-mom-marc-prensky-9781557788580","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}