Sadly, she wouldn't have it. So that was that. It seems to me that there are still an unsettlingly large amount of people out there who do not view video games as something valid and worthwhile. The fact of the matter is that a game like Final Fantasy 6 is far more worthy of in-depth content and character analysis than any of John Grisham's works, and yet, my lovely teacher had no objections to people reading The Rainmaker or The Firm. This perplexed me greatly, and I can only attribute it to ignorance on her part.
Video games are deep, meaningful, and highly rewarding experiences.
They deserve respect and recognition for being all that they are, and certainly don't deserve to be looked down upon. It was not so much the fact of her refusal which angered me, but rather her obvious contempt for and blatant abasement of video games in general. It is unfortunate but true that many people out there still do not give video games the respect which they deserve as a rapidly evolving form of entertainment, education, and indeed, art. It is the sort of prejudice which only time can remedy.