Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!gatech!rutgers!cmcl2!brl-adm!brl-smoke!gwyn From: gwyn@brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: GS software Message-ID: <6812@brl-smoke.ARPA> Date: 13 Dec 87 13:57:20 GMT References: <1230@uhccux.UUCP> <7340001@hpfcpk.HP.COM> Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB)) Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD. Lines: 10 In article <7340001@hpfcpk.HP.COM> gillam@hpfcpk.HP.COM ( Larry Gillam) writes: >... I'm planning >to strictly control the software so they're exposed only to something with >educational value. What does that mean? Many games (e.g. Infocom's) have more true educational value than many of the so-called educational software. They teach note-taking, reasoning, advance planning, caution, etc. Software like the music construction sets also has educational value.