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Topic: Dragonbox
Replies: 15   Last Post: Dec 26, 2012 8:01 AM

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Richard Strausz

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Re: Dragonbox
Posted: Dec 22, 2012 7:55 AM
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> Anything to pretend to need computers even if it
> means making easy
> stuff harder. They are good (or can be) for
> improving necessary
> "drill and kill" (better read, "drill for skill") but
> not much else.
>
> Wayne
>
Or, maybe, if an 8-year-old plays with this, it might it easier for him/her to master algebra in school later?

Richard

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