As an educator and a mother, I am still unsure where I stand on the issue of video games. As of right now, we do not have a Playstation, a Wii, or any other video game device, and my oldest child is eight. There seems to be research that supports and opposes the use of video games with children. Some say that the video games are too violent and others say that it promotes critical thinking skills. Like in Thomas Newkirk's book Misreading Masculinity: Boys, Literacy, and Popular Culture he clearly points out that video games can be empowering for youth stating that playing video games can also promote teamwork, loyalty, perseverance, problem solving, and courage. As a child born in the 70's, it seems that I may have missed the popularity of video games.
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