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Violent video games may decrease crime because people are busy playing the games instead of committing violent acts
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- Gun violence is less prevalent in countries with high video game use.
- The competitive nature of a video game is what arouses aggression, not the level of violent content.
- Older generations often unfairly disparage new things that youth like, such as video games.
- Should Tablets Replace Textbooks in K-12 Schools
- 81% of K-12 teachers believe that "tablets enrich classroom education."
- E-textbooks on tablets cost on average 50-60% less than print textbooks.
- Tablets help to improve student achievement on standardized tests.
- Tablets contain many technological features that cannot be found in print textbooks
- Print textbooks are heavy and cause injuries, while a tablet only weighs 1-2 pounds.
- Tablets help students better prepare for a world immersed in technology.
- On a tablet, e-textbooks can be updated instantly to get new editions or information.
- Tablets lower the amount of paper teachers have to print for handouts and assignments, helping to save the environment and money.
- Tablets allow teachers to better customize student learning.
- Files on one tablet can be downloaded onto any other tablet, increasing flexibility and convenience for teachers and students.
- High-level education officials support tablets over textbooks.
- Students who own tablets purchase and read more books than those who read print books alone
- Using a tablet is so intuitive that it makes learning fun and easy.
Violent video games may decrease crime because people are busy playing the games instead of committing violent acts. Some researchers say that violent people often seek out violent video games, and that the time they spend playing the games is taking them off the streets, leading to decreased crime. This is known as the "incapacitation effect." [84] Steven Levitt, PhD, economics professor at the University of Chicago and co-author of Freakonomics, stated, "It just stands to reason that if you find an activity that keeps potential criminals busy for six waking hours a day, then it probably makes sense that they're going to be doing less crime." [89] One study estimated that this effect leads to about ten fewer crimes per day nationwide. [90] Gun violence is less prevalent in countries with high video game use. Per capita video game sales were $5.20 in the United States compared to $47 in Japan. In 2005, the United States had 2,279 murders committed by teenagers (27.9 per million residents) compared to 73 in Japan (3.1 per million).[11] [12] [13] A study of the countries representing the 10 largest video game markets internationally found no correlation between playing video games and gun-related killings. [97] Even though US gun violence is high, the nine other countries with the highest video game usage have some of the lowest violent crime rates (and eight of those countries spend more per capita on video games than the United States). [97] The competitive nature of a video game is what arouses aggression, not the level of violent content. A peer-reviewed study in Psychology of Violence determined that the competitive nature of a video game was related to aggressive behavior, regardless of whether the game contained violent content or not. The researchers concluded: "Because past studies have failed to equate the violent and nonviolent video games on competitiveness, difficulty, and pace of action simultaneously, researchers may have attributed too much of the variability in aggression to the violent content." [125] A follow-up study tracked high school students for four years and came to the same conclusion: the competitive nature of the games led to the increased hostile behavior. [126] Older generations often unfairly disparage new things that youth like, such as video games. The "moral panic" that many adults feel about video games is an exaggerated sense of public concern, fear, and anxiety over a perceived threat of social corruption. [113] Other examples of moral panic from history include rock and roll, comic books, radio, television, cell phone use, and social media. [114] An Oct. 2013 study in Psychology of Popular Media Culture found that people who had no experience playing video games were six times more likely to believe the games contributed to mass shootings. Older Americans were five times more likely than young people to think that the games caused mass shootings. [116] The 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooter, for example, was originally and incorrectly reported to be an avid player of violent video games. Investigators later showed that the shooter's favorite games were Super Mario Brothers, Dance, Dance Revolution, and other non-violent video games. [115] Should Tablets Replace Textbooks in K-12 Schools? Publishing for the K-12 school market is an $8 billion industry, with three companies - McGraw-Hill, Pearson, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - capturing about 85% of this market. Tablets are a $72 billion industry with 42% of US adults owning a tablet. As tablets have become more prevalent, a new debate has formed over whether K-12 school districts should switch from print textbooks to digital textbooks on tablets. Proponents of tablets say that they are supported by most teachers and students, are much lighter than print textbooks, and improve standardized test scores. They say tablets can hold hundreds of textbooks, save the environment by lowering the amount of printing, increase student interactivity and creativity, and that digital textbooks are cheaper than print textbooks. Opponents of tablets say that they are expensive, too distracting for students, easy to break, and costly/time-consuming to fix. They say that tablets contribute to eyestrain, headaches, and blurred vision, increase the excuses available for students not doing their homework, require costly Wi-Fi networks, and become quickly outdated as new technologies emerge.
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