Playing Quake + Classroom = Better Grades
Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:45 pm
http://www.slate.com/id/2130600/?nav=tap3
The article talks about the distractions of checking email and browsing the web while in class.
This got me though, I wonder if this guy is just too high achieving... I doubt it'd work for me.
The article talks about the distractions of checking email and browsing the web while in class.
This got me though, I wonder if this guy is just too high achieving... I doubt it'd work for me.
It could even be that distractions make for better students. Last year, a high-achieving friend of mine—fellowship finalist, budding academic, campus leader—brought the classic video game Quake to class one day, and afterward he claimed that the distraction enhanced his educational experience:
The part of my brain that handles spatial relationships and tactical thinking is clearly distinct from the part that reads, writes, and analyzes historically. I ended up both winning the game with a well-placed rocket and learning everything [the Prof] said.