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What do you disagree with? I'm not saying computer games have no place in education, or that educational games shouldn't be fun to play. I just don't understand
by fluxquanta 11y ago
What do you disagree with? I'm not saying computer games have no place in education, or that educational games shouldn't be fun to play. I just don't understand why Minecraft, a game that's basically just a better LEGO simulator than LEGO could ever come up with, is being re-purposed for education.
It's much like the arguments that often come up here on HN where the flavor-of-the-week framework or language is being inefficiently twisted to fit a purpose it wasn't designed for.
- petercooper 11y agoBecause people learn best when they're engaged with the problem to solve and have intrinsic motivation. For example, a programming bootcamp where people have a goal of getting a job, or producing a certain app. Similarly, children are already playing with Minecraft and are interested in doing "cool stuff" with it. If you can tap into that existing goal and use it as a way for them to learn something else, it's less of an uphill struggle since they'll be intrinsically motivated to learn.