Posted on 05/11/2005 3:07:30 AM PDT by qam1
Isn't Paul Denton the Character from Deus Ex?
Thanks for the advice.
It just mimics what my husband tells him (hubby has weight trained for years.)
We're constantly pushing protein shakes and protein bars at him to eat between meals.
But it's hard to force a 17 year old to eat, LOL, and he doesn't seem too concerned about being "skinny."
I like my mech-unit with its 40mm Autocannon with HEDP rounds paired with a 60mm Guided Mortar Unit and a 48-tube 82mm Artillery Rocket System, protected 71mm of carbon nanotube armor.
Yep.
Winning is a good principle in sports, but dodgeball is just moronic and obnoxious.
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I'd say winning is far more important in life than in sports. Dodgeball (which I think is great fun) was just an example of the things govt schools remove which relate to competition. Can't have anyone losing "self esteem" cause they just got beaned in the head with the giant red ball.
There's competition that encourages people to get better and to excel, and there's competition which is brainless, rewards people for stuff that is not easily improved, and makes people who are doing poorly into the center of attention. The Darwinian stuff can be constructive and destructive.
Competition is the greatest gift humanity and America have going for them, but dodgeball is as useful as having students guess what number the coach is thinking of.
WHAT is "DDR?"
That's not teaching, it's training. If you want to say repetitive simulated problem solving at high speeds helps train someone to think and act quickly, I'll buy it. It'd be interesting to see the data on that. And also on how transferable that is. But any activity that requires quick thinking, planning and processing would do the same thing.
feminists will immediatly state that playing video games is a mandatory requirement that ritalin be perscribed for players.
I'm pretty sure Forza is XBox only. I have a PS2 and enjoy my Gran Turismo 3. Plan to move up to GT4 soon.
As to PS2/XBox, I don't which is better or has more games. I got the PS2 before XBox came out and have just stuck with that. My cousin swears by XBox, and he has both. But then he is a Halo junkie and I'm not a big shooter game fan.
Race games are my thing. And they are cheaper than going to the track...
Pretty sure DDR is Dance Dance Revolution. You have a footpad, and the screen shows you what moves you are supposed to do, and your score is reflected by you actually doing it. Hard to get a top score without working up a good sweat.
Dodgeball strategy kind of mirrors socialism: you're constantly going after the better players on the other team while leaving the fat, slow kids alone for the end when the athletic kids have been eliminated.
It's kind of like the American tax system.
Yep, Bettis has it right.
It's a game called Dance Dance Revolution.
It started out as an arcade game (I believe).
Then they customized for home use.
A pad goes on the floor with arrows on it. The screen displays music and arrows that follow the rhythm (you can pick the music and the skill level), and then you follow the arrows by placing your feet on which ever arrows are indicated on the screen.
We leave the DDR set up on a PS2 in one room. It's really popular when kids stop by, the girls seem to like it more than the boys. But we have adult guests who enjoy it too.
"I found that the experience was very useful for understanding the importance of planning, of pacing yourself, of managing multiple projects, and most importantly, how budgets work and how to balance debt and investment."
My parents taught me all that before I was out of grammer school plus starting at 3 I was taught to use all manner of tools to fix and build things.
Kids today don't know squat and not only can't think and make decisions but bulding and fixing something they couldn't do if you put a gun to their head.
Kids are a lot less likely to know how to fix things and work with their hands, granted, but I'll tell you this--today's kids are way more involved in extra-curricular sports and clubs and societies than their parents were, and they're all looking for leadership positions. It's what you need in order to get into college and get a good job. They're much better equipped to manage their time and to run big projects as a result.
Heh, maybe they should start playing dodgeball in civics class, if civics class hasn't been replaced by tolerance camp or something.
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