![]() ![]() It may be an obvious solution, but in our technologically-inundated households it’s becoming increasingly harder to remove diversions like cell phones, iPads, and TV. While there can be multiple reasons for this avoidance, we can combat it by removing distractions. We know that one of the biggest problems with homework isn’t our kid’s inability to do the work. “Riley, If you stopped goofing off, you’d already be finished with your reading assignment!” “Alex, please just focus on your homework for 10 minutes!” ![]() If we want our children to be self-motivated for success, instilling the following 7 study habits is a great place to start. Learning these skills might even assist them in all of life’s responsibilities and challenges. It also takes diligence and determination. But wouldn’t it be wonderful?Ĭonsidering that most kids aren’t going to fall head-over-heels for homework and studying anytime soon, what is–realistically–the best thing that we can do to help them?ĭoing well in school, no matter the grade, takes a good set of habits. Okay, maybe that’s a parent’s pipe-dream. We want them to make smart, motivated choices (see our Ultimate Guide to Motivating Your Kids!). Now that we’re older and wiser–and understand the long-term payoff of homework and studying–we want our kids to have a different attitude towards schoolwork. We dreaded huge papers and intimidating tests. We chose to play outside with friends rather than finish our math homework. You know, without actually needing any quarters.During our school days of yore, many of us were late-night crammers and school-project procrastinators. And we can only hope you find using Google at least a quarter as enjoyable as eating dots and chasing ghosts. There’s a light-hearted, human touch to both of them. They’re both deceptively straightforward, carefully hiding their complexity under the hood. PAC-MAN seems like a natural fit for the Google homepage. PAC-MAN joins the party and you can play together with someone else (PAC-MAN is controlled with arrow keys or by clicking on the maze, Ms. We also added a little easter egg: if you throw in another coin, Ms. Google doodler Ryan Germick and I made sure to include PAC-MAN’s original game logic, graphics and sounds, bring back ghosts’ individual personalities, and even recreate original bugs from this 1980’s masterpiece. To play the game, go to during the next 48 hours (because it’s too cool to keep for just one day) and either press the “Insert Coin” button or just wait for a few seconds. ![]() ![]() Today, on PAC-MAN’s 30th birthday, you can rediscover some of your 8-bit memories-or meet PAC-MAN for the first time-through our first-ever playable Google doodle. During the heyday of space shooters, Tōru Iwatani’s creation stood out as one of the first video games aimed at a broader audience, with a cute story of pizza-shaped character gobbling dots in a maze, colorful (literally!) characters, friendly design, very little violence and everlasting fun. One of my favorites was PAC-MAN, whose popularity transcended the geopolitical barriers of that time. For me, that meant summer trips through Poland’s coastal cities with their seasonal arcade parlors peeking inside cabinets to learn programming and engineering secrets and-of course-free games! When I was growing up, my dad had the best job I could possibly imagine: he was an arcade game and pinball technician. ![]()
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