Here’s something from the Inquirer.
Under a proposed ordinance authored by Xyrus Lanot, owners and operators of computer rental shops and gaming centers shall be prohibited from accepting students during school hours.
But students who want to rent computers for writing reports or doing research may be allowed entry, provided they show a written authorization from their teachers or other school authorities.
I’m no fan of MMORPGs (thanks, Bry, for saving me from hell!). I’ve personally witnessed people who have been unhealthily addicted to them. They’ve compromised so many things, even their college degrees. For what? A high-level character. That’s got to be stupid.
Sure maybe I could like MMORPGs for their sake as games, however, the effect it has on students is far more devastating. Most teachers agree that students seem to lose focus. And it cuts across genders. Broken is the stereotype of boy gaming addicts. Girl, boy, bakla, tomboy, they’re all addicted.
I hope that this ordinance pushes through. Though I have serious doubts on the implementation. It’d be easy to pay off city inspectors anyway. (And what if students really are in need of the Net for academic purposes?)
Well, we’ll just have to find out, don’t we. And we can only do until the ball gets rolling.
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Well, I would argue against you on this. Majority of pinoys don’t have ‘net connections, let alone computers, at home. I wouldn’t be one to deprive them of access to technology.
Sure, MMORPGs can be bad if people get addicted (and it’s not only kids that get addicted to MMORPGs). But I do know for a fact that playing MMORPGs can be a very lucrative career and business. I’ve seen it firsthand–I’ve hired people for companies because of their skills with the games, and of course great communication and writing abilities!
Of course, for this to happen, you’d have to couple that with a good education and great attitude. I would rather focus on the positive side–that is helping these kids get better education, rather than be restrictive.
Being restrictive would be doing what the Chinese government and other oppresive regimes are doing with their citizens’ ‘net access.
Then again, banning students from playing games during school hours seems to be reasonable enough. But I would think there should be no need for laws to be passed for this to happen. It’s supposed to be a matter of commonsense, right?