I disagree with this sort of thinking. I do see that there is some value from video games, but there are also certainly drawbacks. There's plenty of research co

I disagree with this sort of thinking. I do see that there is some value from video games, but there are also certainly drawbacks. There's plenty of research confirming that handwriting helps people learn and process information. There's nothing wrong with lectures and worksheets. One early childhood handwriting study is here (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211949312000038 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S22119...). Anecdotally, I see many drawbacks in using video games for learning. With my kids doing remote-learning, most of the math is taught/practiced with math games -- most of these have advertisements. It's so easy for kids to tab to another site/app that's more interesting. I can only imagine that if I had YouTube a click away from my studies as a 12-year-old, I'd get absolutely nothing done. I also disagree that learning always needs to be "fun" and that we have to sugar-coat everything, including education, for kids. I don't understand why we can't teach kids to deal with difficulty -- to work on learning -- and then be proud of themselves when they've accomplished something.