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Jun 18 – Anime - Posted By SomeGuy
You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Poké...
Lucas Ayala of New York had had enough of his elementary school's ban on Pokemon cards during recess and lunch break. He decided it was time to fight back in the way all the great activists have done since the dawn of written word: he wrote a letter!
While the idea was admittedly more a joke than anything else, Lucas explained to his teacher - in very polite words - that the Pokemon card game was actually very educational in terms of addition, subtraction, and multiplication practice; Lucas went so far as to even suggest the card game could be used during math class! He also mentioned that even if she couldn't lift the ban, that she was still a great teacher. Clever, Lucas.
Well, Ms. Toti forwarded the well-written letter to the school's assistant principal. And would you believe it, Assistant Principal Welles agreed with the sentiment and lifted the ban! The move appeals to the educational aspects Lucas mentioned as well as giving an example that "using words in the right way can change the world." Further, Welles is also quoted as saying "that the game is a whole lot of fun."
So now the people have a potential Pokemon math program during class, social matches outside of class, and a new hero who believed that yes, he could.
