- The Incorporation of Minecraft Education in Classrooms
- Minecraft, a popular sandbox game, has been increasingly popular to help students learn hands-on in classrooms. As the incorporation of this game grows popularity, some debate has been sparked on whether or not it’s beneficial for students to use in classrooms.
- https://www.wired.com/story/government-education-advisor-condemns-minecraft-in-schools/#:~:text=We%20need%20to%20drain%20the%20swamp%20of%20gimmicks.%22&text=%22I%20would%20say%20to%20teachers,focusing%20on%20the%20wrong%20thing.%22
- This article follows and argues with Tom Bennett’s comments about the addition of Minecraft to education. Tom Bennett is a director of researchED and Chair of the Department of Education’s behavior group. The article explains how many kids enjoy playing games often, and Minecraft provides a more hands-on learning experience of “doing” rather than memorization. It argues that Bennett’s comments are ignorant of the value Minecraft brings to classrooms, and in general, the value of gaming to education.
- “I would say to teachers: ‘Do you need to use this game or is there something that is cheaper and better – like books?’,” Bennett continued. “By offering a game and a gimmicky way of learning a subject, you run a real risk of children focusing on the wrong thing.”
- This article follows and argues with Tom Bennett’s comments about the addition of Minecraft to education. Tom Bennett is a director of researchED and Chair of the Department of Education’s behavior group. The article explains how many kids enjoy playing games often, and Minecraft provides a more hands-on learning experience of “doing” rather than memorization. It argues that Bennett’s comments are ignorant of the value Minecraft brings to classrooms, and in general, the value of gaming to education.
- https://www.wired.com/story/government-education-advisor-condemns-minecraft-in-schools/#:~:text=We%20need%20to%20drain%20the%20swamp%20of%20gimmicks.%22&text=%22I%20would%20say%20to%20teachers,focusing%20on%20the%20wrong%20thing.%22
- Minecraft, a popular sandbox game, has been increasingly popular to help students learn hands-on in classrooms. As the incorporation of this game grows popularity, some debate has been sparked on whether or not it’s beneficial for students to use in classrooms.
- Matcha vs. Coffee
- Matcha, a powdered green tea originating from Japan, has been growing popularity in the west. Some people have replaced matcha teas over coffee for their go-to drinks to start the morning. However, which one is the healthier choice?
- https://www.outsideonline.com/food/drinks/i-swapped-coffee-for-matcha/
- This article follows a girl who usually drinks coffee, but wants to see if she can switch to matcha tea, after seeing her dad drink it. She documents every week from the process of quitting coffee to making and trying different types of matcha. In the end, she found herself drinking matcha and she didn’t have an itch to go back to coffee.
- The number one thing Ravella warned me about was the side effects of drastically lowering my daily caffeine consumption. On average, one cup of matcha contains 70mg of caffeine, compared to coffee’s 95-100mg.
- This article follows a girl who usually drinks coffee, but wants to see if she can switch to matcha tea, after seeing her dad drink it. She documents every week from the process of quitting coffee to making and trying different types of matcha. In the end, she found herself drinking matcha and she didn’t have an itch to go back to coffee.
- https://www.outsideonline.com/food/drinks/i-swapped-coffee-for-matcha/
- Matcha, a powdered green tea originating from Japan, has been growing popularity in the west. Some people have replaced matcha teas over coffee for their go-to drinks to start the morning. However, which one is the healthier choice?
- Should menstrual products be free?
- Menstruating is something all or most women go through in their lives, but many agree that these products are growing increasingly overpriced, especially since its a necessity for women’s health and wellbeing. This also raises a question to healthcare, and why it is so expensive in today’s society, when the government should be more efficient and helpful in basic necessities. Part of the reason could be that many people are not educated on menstruation and the pain/complications it could bring to many women.
