The Final Frontier

So another semester has come and gone. I really enjoyed psychology, so this is kind of sad. However, I am very exited for sociology. The whole semester was very entertaining. I, first of all, really enjoyed Mrs. Halfen. She was funny and entertaining with her teaching. I also love how honest and sarcastic she was about most things. I loved the creativity used in the play-do brains. I think making an exact drawing of what we sculpt would help though because once I got home I got confused as to what some of the things were even though I had written them down. I didn't like taking so many notes inthe class, but it was needed. I really enjoyed when we watched the wierd movies and experiments and I loved learning things that had to do with my own personal psychology, like the warm ups.
Suggestions for AP economy : In my class we were supposed to keep track of our money, but things were deducted sometimes and we were not told how much we were getting paid or what to pay out. So for the workers of the room, make sure they tell people how much they get each week..if you do the same economic simulation as normal eco does :)

Do videogames reeeeally make kids violent?

Well, do they? My answer is absolutely not. According to research my answer is pretty much correct. Recent studies say that video games are positive interaction time for children in teens. think about it. What could be so bad about an adolescent staying inside and playing video games with his friends when he could be out wreaking havoc, doing drugs, partying, stealing stuff, etc.? Then, nothing is bad about video games. By children playing video games, it is a way for them to get all of that bad stuff and violence out of their system. Instead of actually doing the bad things like stealing or shooting, they do it on the game and therefore get it out of their system for the real world. o dive deeper into the subject there is a book out now called "Grand Theft Childhood."
As for the people that are still worried bout the violence that video games can put into their children's minds, all I have to say is don't buy them the violent games then. There are plenty of video games that don't have terrible acts of violence. But hey while you're at it make sure to tell your kids they can't watch Saturday morning cartoons anymore; we wouldn't want them beating each other up with bats like Tom & Jerry or blowing things up like the Roadrunner & Coyote.
The truth is I don't think any game ever has given me the idea to do something. The only ideas I get are the crazy ones from my imagination or the occasional ones from TV or movies. So for the people that think video games are making their childrens violent, i feel bad for them because they are just dilusional.