You might think I'm crazy for thinking I could persuade anyone to use VR headsets at school. It's just a crazy dream right? wrong! there are a lot more benefits that you would think.That's why today I'll try my best to persuade you to fight to use them at school!! VR headsets are, in a nutshell glasses with screens in them and when you put them on you can download different game and apps. They also come with controllers. so lets say you downloaded an app that lest you explore germany you can walk around your classroom but the screens will make it look like your moving around in germany!
A trip to Japan costs over $1,200 for 3 days but a virtual trip cost 600 that means you're saying $600 but it gets better, you can go anywhere with a VR headset can you believe that?You want to go to the Taj Mahal, you can. If you want to go to the Eiffel Tower, you can and you'll all do it in your own classroom. so instead of hearing about the holocaust you can actually see it in the virtual world.
48% of kids say they struggle to pay attention to school work. Let that sink in. almost half! Using VR headsets would mean kids would be more excited to finish their school work, resulting in better grades.
Educational, affordable and most of all fun! A survey by a school in America proves that kids learn more while having fun Some might say school doesn't need more Electronics. This is absurd! Electronics makes everything easier to do like typing instead of writing. The handwriting is easier to read and you can listen to your favourite song while you work.
If they are for school, are good for sure, save money, earn more effectively and are actually fun to do there's no reason not to use them. what do you think?
This piece was inspired by Morris Gleitzman's Once. You can read the first chapter here https://www.morrisgleitzman.com/once-chapter-1.htm
"Ok guys," Felix says, "here's the plan"..."and if we do that correctly we will all get out."
"I'm hungry. I ordered dominoes like an hour ago!" I state.
"Do you really think dominoes will deliver to a death camp train?!" one of the kids say.
"Why not?"
I'm confused. This train is horrible. The food they give us isn't even gourmet. I wish I was at home, my ten bedroom forty toilet home. All the kids are so bossy. This Zelda kid is really getting on my nerves. I feel like all she says is, Why me? and, Don't you know anything? But that's not even the worst of my problems. There's nowhere to sit and my dominoes still haven't gotten here! Felix is making an escape plan but I don't need them, I've decided how I'm getting out. I ordered a cab and if I remember their ad correctly they say any time anywhere so while these losers are getting sent to their worst nightmare, I'll be swimming in my liquid gold pool (it's coming on sunday). I can hear Felix talking about me behind my back. So I answered him.
"HEY I HEAR YOU OVER THERE. IF YOU'RE SAYING STUFF LIKE THAT I GUESS YOU DON'T WANT ME HERE!"
So I open the door and jump out into a concrete tunnel. Suddenly I see a bright light coming down from the sky.
"Finally, my cab!"