Blog Entrie 5 #2

    Within the class reading the book "Situated Language and Learning" by James Paul Gee goes to discuss how language plays a crucial role in learning and how it is deeply connected to social practices and contexts. Gee proceeds to present a framework for understanding language not just as a tool for communication, but as something inherently tied to identity, culture, and the way we interact with the world. There was one chapter that stood out to me because I felt that I can relate to it in a personal way. The chapter that I focused my attention towards and found most of my information insightful would be chapter  5 learning and gaming and what a coincidence that this is the topic of the week but this chapter really resonated with me because I can relate to it and I can visualize others who also used gaming as a tool. The chapter talks about how games are a great way to help learn. games are challenging and complex as is school therefore they go hand in hand in a sense. There was a quote from gee in the book that pretty much sums up how he feels about game in education swell as I feel the same . Gee states " today's young people often see deeper and better forms of learning going on in the games they play than in the schools they attend." This is important because gaming is a new tool to use in education. Most students don't pay attention in class because it's boring or they can't learn the way they are being taught. Adding games to the teachers arsenal can help different students learn how they can. gee gives 25 reasons why games are important in education and how they help the students.