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Swedish School Makes Minecraft Lessons Compulsory

Posted by samzenpus on from the learn-to-play dept.

SchrodingerZ writes "The Viktor Rydberg school in Stockholm, Sweden, has announced that they have included Minecraft into the curriculum for their 13-year-old students. The program is not meant to teach children about math or language, but rather as a tool to inspire creativity in the classroom. 'They learn about city planning, environmental issues, getting things done, and even how to plan for the future,' Viktor Rydberg teacher Monica Ekman told English-language newspaper The Local. 'It's not any different from arts or woodcraft,' she added."

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  1. Environment a la minecraft by Narrowband · · Score: 5, Funny

    ''They learn about city planning, environmental issues, getting things done, and even how to plan for the future,"

    My son must have somehow gone to that school without telling me. He keeps talking about Creepers being a key natural resource.

  2. Koreans have done one better by Spy+Handler · · Score: 5, Funny

    they've made Starcraft mandatory learning.

    1. Re:Koreans have done one better by WWJohnBrowningDo · · Score: 5, Funny

      Lies! All Koreans mastered Starcraft during their second trimester.

  3. Re:Is minecraft the only software they can find? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I play Dwarf Fortres on Tuesdays. After we have pizza. We have pizza for dinner on Tuesdays. Then we play Dwarf Fortress. On Tuesdays.