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After assembly, switch on your Nintendo… Are you sure?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article3556410.ece

It is a school child’s dream. Primary pupils are being encouraged to play on Nintendo DS consoles in class to boost their cognitive skills.

Under a scheme being tested on 900 pupils in 16 primary schools in Scotland, children are being given the hand-held computer games devices for free and encouraged to start their day by doing “brain training” exercises.

Read the full article from the TimesOnline…

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article3556410.ece 



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