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Your Homework is Play Video Games

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i'd-still-probably-get-a-d+ dept.

GuitarNeophyte writes "Four schools in the UK will be testing a new program idea to use video games for educational use. An IT researcher, along with Electronic Arts (the software game giant) are funding the proposition. 'We're looking at developing some of the softer skills that are needed for the 21st century, such as problem-solving, resilience, persistence and collaboration.' "

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  1. Re:They were doing something right back then. by condour75 · · Score: 5, Informative
    People coming out of the 1920's education system were far smarter than what the system is producing now.
    Um. No they weren't. Literacy and intelligence have steadily gained since the 1870s.