Comments on: Nintendo is your homework!

By: Paul Evans

Paul Evans — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:06:54 +0000

My wife is trying to make me buy my 11 year old son a laptop – he’s reasonably bright at school but his handwriting is really holding him back and the school have indicated that a laptop wouldn’t be a bad idea.

I’m resisting this because I’m fairly certain that he’ll break it or lose it within days and £3-400 doesn’t grow on trees.

BUT if the DS had a plug-in keyboard, could handshake with a printer and you could use it for basic wordprocessing, it would be job-done.

AND our Máirtín loves his DS – he’d never lose or break it.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:22:09 +0000

I’m amazed the DS hasn’t already been considered as a serious learning tool.

With voice recognition, a big screen for writing on, video playback capabaility and clear speakers, it’s the perfect device to help children develop new languages.

By: Jonny

Jonny — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:52:08 +0000

Sorry sir, but my nintendog has eaten my homework.

This is a great idea.

I always have found that young kids, whoever they are, really want to learn. We’re maybe not great at facilitating this.