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School?s Use of Math Videogame Under Fire

By pete_gallagher

The use of a videogame in an afterschool program has at least one parent seeing red.

Madison Middle School in Albuquerque, New Mexico uses an unnamed game (but which appears to be DimensionM from Tabula Digital) that teaches math amidst what one parent is calling excessive violence, reports the city's ABC affiliate KOAT.

'We are feeding the addiction of these children to videogames,' said fist-shaking parent Marlene Perrotte, who added, 'They were all excited, and they were excited because of the violence…'

'Anything we can do to meet the kids on their own ground and educate them is to our advantage,' said the school's Gary Bodman, who called the game 'just like a 21st century flash card really.'

Tabula's website says schools that use DimensionM will see students 'enjoy all the action and adventure of commercial-quality video games while practicing and reinforcing the skills they need to succeed in math.'

Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on June 07, 2010 (boomark / email).