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New York's Video-Game-Based Public School

Posted by timothy on from the next-year-is-facebook-high dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In Manhattan this fall, a batch of lucky sixth-graders will start at Quest To Learn, the first public school in the US with a curriculum built around playing games. They'll play Spore and Civilization, board games such as Settlers of Catan, and learn 3D modeling in Maya and Google Earth as well. Each semester concludes with a two-week 'Boss Level.'"

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  1. So... by jellomizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    What they will get is the Ancient Egyptians made nuclear weapons. Sheep can be traded for Bricks, The success of evolution is based on the intelligence of the designer, with the attempt to zoom into the beaches in Brazil. Well I guess that is as good as american Education gets. You not really raising the bar. But the kids get the same education and have fun at it.

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    1. Re:So... by PotatoFarmer · · Score: 4, Funny

      ...Sheep can be traded for Bricks...

      Q: What did the one Scotsman say to the other Scotsman while they were playing Settlers of Catan?

      A: I've got Wood for Sheep!

      Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all week. Try the ve^H^Hlamb!

    2. Re:So... by nebaz · · Score: 3, Funny

      Ancient Egyptians didn't make nuclear weapons, silly. They made stargates.

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  2. Re:Awesome by Hognoxious · · Score: 3, Funny

    I have a very strong urge to attempt to try and enter the sixth grade again!

    So who are you - Gary Glitter or Phillip Garrido?

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  3. Spore? by Kenoli · · Score: 5, Funny

    The only thing Spore can teach someone is terrible game design.