One Lucky Teen Receives First Ever Esports Full Ride To University Of Delaware
One Lucky Teen Receives First Ever Full Ride To University Of Delaware
For most high school students, deciding what college to go to is a long process. Some decide not to go to college at all. Instead, they take up a trade, enter the workforce right away or take a year off to decide what’s next.
The cost of furthering your education has long been a debate for most families. Most working families want nothing but the best for their children but sometimes, it’s difficult to be able to provide it for them.
With the overwhelming amount of debt a lot of college grads find themselves in, it makes you wonder if higher education is the best choice.
There’s no impending college tuition for Anthony Casale, as this One Lucky Teen Receives First Ever Full Ride To University Of Delaware
Anthony Casale is so good at Super Mario Super Smash Brothers that he received a full scholarship to University of Delaware for Esports.
This is the first scholarship of its kind at the University.
His parents told Tim Fulrong of NBC 10, that Anthony has played this game for so long, they have spent a lot of time as a family supporting this venture.
They have taken trips as a family to tournaments and competitions. You can see the full interview HERE
12 Reasons Kids Need to Play Outdoors More According to Harvard and Other Researchers
In comparison to the 70s and 80s, there has been a ton of development in the tech space, especially when it comes to children. Children, toddlers, and even babies use more technology than ever before and the numbers keep rising. Effects of this expansion in technology and digital assets are being recorded as they happen real time. For instance, 30% of kids who use internet for over 3 hours per day were diagnosed with depression according to Gitnux.
In almost every household nowadays, toddlers and children use technology with their parents and it’s now nearly unavoidable. The average age a child gets a smart phone is as young as 10 years old.
Research from multiple hospitals and scientists have proven that outdoor play is so important, especially in today’s digital world. Right now, according to Outward Bound a child spends 5-8 hours a day in front of a screen. The average child spends only 4-7 minutes outside on a day of uninstructed play. More than half of teenagers in the United Kingdom have never climbed, or tried to climb a tree.
Below are many of the reasons outdoor play is so important in today’s world.
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