Featured Article: “90 Minutes a Day, Until 10 P.M.: China Sets Rules for Young Gamers”

No playing video games after 10 p.m. No more than 90 minutes of gaming on weekdays. These are just some of the rules the Chinese government has released to curb video game addiction among young people, which they blame for a rise in nearsightedness and poor academic performance.

In this lesson, students consider whether fears about video gaming are valid or overblown, and evaluate whether China’s strategy toward internet addiction seems to be the right approach.