| The Internet has accumulated a huge collection of | | | | which makes you work twice as much. |
| online educational games for preschool and | | | | In the context of educating kids online, the "buffet |
| kindergarten kids, many of which are freely available to | | | | model" requires a lot of planning and hard work from |
| the interested parent. We looked at a whole lot of | | | | the parental side. The buffet model can make |
| these games to figure out the quality of such readily | | | | navigating from one game to another quite difficult for |
| available online fun learning games. | | | | the parent and almost impossible for the kid on its own. |
| There are a lot of websites offering online educational | | | | Looking at such content, one easily comes to the |
| games in various areas of learning such as early | | | | conclusion that parents have to spend a lot of time |
| mathematics, analytics, language etc. However, there is | | | | trying to organize and present content and educational |
| one major shortcoming with such online games. This is | | | | games to their kids, so that the kids would get |
| with regards to organization of such games. We found | | | | something meaningful out of it. This means that |
| that most of these online educational games are quite | | | | parents have to baby sit them on a daily basis and put |
| unorganized. This is what we call the "buffet" model. It | | | | in a lot of a-priori homework on their part. |
| is like going to a buffet to eat all you want. It can be | | | | The other side of the equation is what we call the |
| nice in the sense that you can eat anything you want - | | | | "banquet" model, where in it is like going to a banquet. |
| you can even start with the dessert and end with | | | | You are served with a full 7 course meal, which you |
| appetizer. However, for every course you have to get | | | | can simply sit and enjoy. It is more of a finer dining |
| up and walk up to the food to serve yourself. When | | | | experience. Of course you will likely not be able to |
| you take your young kids to a buffet, you not only | | | | start with the dessert and end with the appetizer here. |
| have to serve yourself, but also serve your young kids, | | | | |