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Swedish School Makes Minecraft Lessons Compulsory
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."
It also doesn't have cooperative multiplayer, it's a very limited environment that doesn't encourage creativity, it's four times more expensive than Minecraft, and it requires Origin DRM.
LEGO. Or LEGO bricks. Not Legos. Ever.
File under 'M' for 'Manic ranting'
Simcity does city planning, environmental issues, getting things done, and even how to plan for the future. Better.
... And Godzilla.
- Nec Impar Pluribus, or so I'm told.
Kerbal space program, both maths and explosions :-)
The issue isn't around choosing a brand rather than generic "building blocks". The issue is that the plural of "Lego" is "Lego".
"LegOS" is an operating system for Lego Mindstorms.
May as well ask why you keep getting corrected when you insist on talking about multiple sheeps, gooses, or datas.