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5 reasons video games should be more widely used in school

  • Written by Andre Thomas, Director - LIVE lab and Associate Professor of the Practice, Texas A&M University
5 reasons video games should be more widely used in schoolStudies show video games help students learn math and science. Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty Images

In an effort to curtail how much time young people spend playing video games, China has banned students from playing them during the school week and limits them to just one hour per day on Fridays, weekends and holidays.

The new rule took...

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