I have gamers. If you are unfamiliar with this somewhat new breed of child: this is a creature who, if allowed, will sit for hours on end hooting and hollering at a screen (sometimes even needing to be reminded to eat or use the bathroom). Why do video games have such an enthralling appeal? Children learn through consequence on video games. Take Minecraft for example. I have played in what my kids laughingly call non-survival mode. I was so terrible a player that I had to have them join my game to protect me. I needed digital body guards! Once I was able to evade spiders and creepers for a long enough time (I couldn’t shake the pig following me), I couldn’t figure out how to stop drowning. Sound macabre? We guffawed every time little Steve sunk to the bottom of a blocky ocean and his life-line ran out. Video games are rewarding. Children learn through repeated failure AND ENJOY IT!