Some didn't even understand the games, which were spelling and math and typing games. Something about sitting in front of the computer and banging on the keyboard is wonderful to them. I was amazed at how much they wanted to play computers all the time. It is like their mantra asking to play on the computer. It sometimes felt like Mr. Baker was trying to convince them that learning about sprouting seeds was as much fun as computers.
Computers are tough competition.
This club is an after school program that is academically focused. It is supposed to provide reinforcements to the things that are being learned in class. The range of ages seems very hard to cater to, and the different levels of knowledge seems too broad, so when a video is shown that targets younger kids the older ones are bored and then they get in trouble for not listening. The journal entries are hard for the youngest kids. Often Mr. Baker writes in cursive letters and many of the kids can't read it very well.