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It is debatable whether using video games in classes of children at age 5~8 is in effect in order to make children become interested in specific topics. This is an intriguing question because the opinions regarding this topic might be different depending on individuals' perspectives. In my opinion, however, I believe that teachers should not use video games in the classes for the following reasons.
First of all, video games are potentially harmful to the children even though it helps the children become interested in specific topics. To be specific, one of the traits that the video games have is the addictiveness. Crucially, it is more harmful to the children at the age of 5~8. This is because they are immature not only physically but also mentally. So if they are given the stimulus like video games, they are highly vulnerable to the addictiveness. What makes it worse is that the children by themselves do not know how to stop the video games after the start. The Social Science Team at Seoul National University reported that the video games are a useful tool for the teacher to use in order to make students more motivated in certain topics. However, the effectiveness is limited to only a certain age, like high school students, who can make a decision on what is important and not. However, the 5-8 years children cannot make such a decision and could be addicted to the video games, not to the learnings.
On top of that, there are other alternative solutions to use to make the children motivated in certain topics, avoiding the addictiveness of the video games. To be specific, the role play can be the possible solution. This is because human beings learn from the experience they underwent. If the children get a role and they interact with their colleagues, they will learn more from that. From my own experience, when I was at age 8, I learned how to cross the street with the book at first. My teacher at that time took all of us to show how it really happens in a real world by giving roles; one who crosses the street and the other who becomes a traffic light. From the lesson, we could learn the way to cross the street in an interesting way.
In conclusion, I firmly believe that teachers should not use video games in the classes. It is my belief that my argument regarding this topic is effectively and precisely conveyed with the supporting reasonings.
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