So as a reward for finishing all the lessons in my typing program early, I let a few of my 7th graders play a game called TyperShark. It’s a great game, and somewhat addictive.
So I introduce this game to a student of mine and she is appalled by the game.
“You mean I have to kill these poor sharks?”
“Well, yes, but they’re trying to eat you. They’re very mean and scary sharks.”
She wasn’t convinced, but she played it anyway. So today I ask her if she wants to play TyperShark again.
“Yes, of course”
“But I thought you didn’t like killing the sharks?”
“Well I decided that I could just pretend that the sharks are my brothers. That makes it a lot more fun!”