Engineer, Parent & Former School Teacher Crafts Novel Method For Teachable Moments
We have today a guest post from Mark Cheverton, author of Invasion of the Overworld: Book One in the Gameknight999 Series: An Unofficial Minecrafter’s Adventure. He has an interesting view towards video games.
In the history of child development, the widespread participation in the use of video games is not only a relatively new phenomenon, but a widespread one, too.
Naturally, many parents and educators worry that this game time is subtracting from healthy skills children should be developing, such as reading.
“As children grow into teenagers and then young adults, finding your favorite novel as a young person, for example, can have immeasurable benefits by answering questions like: Who am I? What do I value? How do I move forward in life?” says Mark Cheverton (markcheverton.com), a former public school teacher of 15 years, an engineer with GE and a father who was inspired to write novels for his son and other children to help teach life lessons.
“Of course, books – whether print or digital versions – are the best sources for in-depth knowledge about anything, from gardening to history to science and more. Establishing reading as a habit is necessary for the well-being of the world.”
Cheverton offers tips for parents who want to encourage healthy habits to their children, including reading and more.
