Reading, writing and video games

Posted by Dennis G. Jerz on July 28, 2006 4:22 PM | No Comments | Link to here ∴
Capitalizing on youthful passion for video games, school leaders hope to keep more kids in school by offering the chance to conceive, design, build -- and sell -- their own video game.

"That's what they love," said David White, the school's chief academic officer. "That's the hook." --Scott Elliott --Reading, writing and video games (Dayton Daily News)
Sounds pretty good to me.

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