This seems like a great idea, but I do wish to know exactly how minecraft could teach something, especially STEM-related topics. If programming is an area of focus, that is understandable, as are logic gates for discrete mathematics perhaps, but beyond those, I just cannot see how minecraft could be educational.
Shhhhhhh! dont tell anyone that! im trying to convince my teacher to get it for my school.......
Minecraft taught me that if I put three diamonds on top of 2 sticks I can get a pickaxe that will smash anything to bits in 5 seconds, that you aren't guaranteed to get meat or skin off a dead cow, that gold is the most useless metal on the planet and that creepers are EVERYWHERE.
I'm not sure how I feel about this.. I mean, what would it teach? I think if they're teaching kids how to make mods and teaching Java, then I'm all for it! If they're teaching kids how to make a texture pack and do art, then again I'm for it! But after looking at the website.. they don't seem to directly say anywhere how this will help students learn. I mean, I don't see how math is involved (realistically), I don't see how you're learning any science with this (biomes, maybe, but that's it), and English I don't see being learned either. I just think this is some school's excuse to let their kids waste time and I personally think Minecraft should be an at home game. And this is coming from someone who adores the game.
I'm a little doubtfull of the potential for minecraft to be used in the class room...what would it teach? Would it just be a place to hold classes? If thats the case there are better online places. Mind craft...its sort of limited in the teaching aspect in my mind...less they are teaching the kids the dangers of leaving the door open at night.
Wouldn't there be Minecraft there and that around the world, spreading in numerious varities that people will just show off and do stuff like that? Besides after I told my friends about Minecraft, they started spreading around the school, showing off ( which they don't EVEN HAVE MINECRAFT ) , which causes people to lose it and tell them lies about how cool they made or stuff like that. But after reading some of these, I understand that Minecraft is just for fun and all, not at competition, well a little competition, not as in for the hard way...
1. math
2. biology project
3. punch tree
4.english paper
I have vanquished an Ender Dragon.DEAL.WITH.IT!
she said we'll talk tomarrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what should i say to convince her?????
I might join ya.
Hehe.