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more about #school PimpNinja24: Yes, this is another reason to wish I had went to school in Japan instead of the Ny Public system. as if all the anime and manga showing all the hot t... more » Jesse in Japan: Your information is a little off. The specific article you linked to doesn't mention this, but another article that is linked to that article says tha... more » kylenalepa: Well, the girls get Cooking Mama, but the guys get Salaryman Tengoku GOLD. more » NeVeRMoRe666: The kid on the far right looks FUCKIN' awesome! Dance little buddy DANCE! more » excel_excel: Vocabulary? as long as their not using the mike.... RED, RED, No not its BLUE, AAAAGGHHH more » phinehas: Actually, I see this as a very good thing, and I don't believe the tax payers will be up in arms about it at all. Many kids already own DS's - and sin... more » Briana Skyles: Well, ain't that something? Nintendo's taking over the world one school at a time. The price? The core audience. >A> more » Kid_Bitchin: I am an elementary school media specialist and I have to run two Scholastic Book Fairs every year to raise book purchase funds for my library. I sell ... more » mgrobbel: Okay, so I'm a teacher. 4th grade, right here in the heart of KotakuDenver. Ironically, I just sent home a Scholastic book order this week. (No, it... more » TheHeartless: Are you kidding? I bought Tony Hawk 2 at a Scholastic book sale in middle school like 8 years ago for PC. I thought that was just the normal deal. more » kimsama: This is bullshit, as there's plenty of evidence that video games stimulate learning, and are in fact closer to the "ideal" way of learning than tradit... more » Andrew Freedman: This has been going on since when I was in elementary school. They sold software back then. They also sold crap we'd never need like sticky hands and ... more » UltimatePancakeSensation: The whole point of book fairs is to get kids to appreciate things that aren't as fun as video games. Way to miss the mark, Scholastic. more » MOP88: I would argue that games may sometimes be more educational or informative than books, but if I take M&M Kart racing as an example, please, TAKE TH... more » Rebochan: For crying out loud, this is so old, my parents bought me my copy of the Oregon trail through the Scholastic Book Club. On DOS. Way to stay with the ... more » Hamsfork: I'm pretty sure they've been selling video games for a while. I remember buying Sim City in elementary school. I think I also bought Zoo Tycoon or Rol... more » KillerBee: People need to lighten up a bit in this world. Seriously. more » KillerBee: Wow..... more » Hey_Blinkon: Selling games in school, unless they stopped doing it. I remember in sixth grade (16 years ago for me.... yikes) getting Castles II for my good old 4... more » Jeff Paine: This isn't new, they've been selling computer games since I was in elementary school. more » -
#onlyinjapan
Osaka Schools Passing Out DSs
Reports say that about 10 middle and elementary schools in Osaka will start handing out Nintendo DS consoles to students next January. Nintendo's plan to control the world: 80% complete. More » -
#education
Scholastic Called Out For Selling Games in Schools
I was surprised. late last year, when I discovered venerable publisher Scholastic selling video games during their annual book fair at my son's elementary school. Apparently, I wasn't the only one.
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