At 07:34 PM 11/18/2004, Wilma de Soto wrote:
Frankly, why should we create MORE places for MORE kids to play video arcade
games? ("Element" or no!)
If there is a need, why not. (I don't know that I think there's a need but that's not the point.) However, the bridge is one of the few movie theatres I've ever been to that didn't have an arcade of some sort. It's a nice way to waste a little time before or after the movie.
Young people (of all ages including current College Students) spend and/or have spent more time playing them then they do their studies.
hmmm... Maybe so but the fact they're getting into college, doing well, etc means they know how to juggle their tasks so they can do both.
I would not be bothered if they could play those games AND be able to read, write, cipher, research or just do some WORK as we did, but they cannot and STILL believe they are just as good, smart and capable and strong as any adult.
Wow Wilma, you're really dating yourself above. I haven't actually heard someone use cipher for math in my entire life. I only know what it is as it was used in some civil war books I've read. Again, I think it's not the college kids you have a problem with, it's those below it but to me, that's not a problem with the arcade, it's a problem with parents not watching their kids. If you want your kids to be able to "read, write, cipher, research or just do some WORK", as a parent, you need to watch them, check their work, help them when they have problems, etc. It's not fair to blame the arcade for being there anymore than it's fair to blame McDonalds because someone's to lazy/busy/etc to cook a healthy meal.
-Ben
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