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Re:A Programming War Between 545 Wizards by IgorPartola on Saturday June 14, 2014 @10:59AM (#7892876)
There is PC and there is the practical matters of engaging a group of students. Make no mistake, that's one of the hardest things about teaching, and if the GP says it's a bad idea, it very well might be. Imagine a policy at your workplace that would alienate 25% of your co-workers, maybe even making them actively resent you. Would you still think it's a good idea?
Re:A Programming War Between 545 Wizards by robbiep on Saturday June 14, 2014 @01:17PM (#7893161)
Sure, I can understand that. But has the world really become such a place that role playing a medieval/fantasy world is banned? Will the only books of the future available to study in an educational environment become grey monotonous tomes expounding at great length on neutral values? Is it the idea of violence that is the issue or the fact that it exists at all I guess is the question. I have no experience with this so am just trying to gauge how these things work in parts of the world.
Re:A Programming War Between 545 Wizards by patja on Saturday June 14, 2014 @02:34PM (#7893318)
I would never ever propose banning something like CodeCombat. Personally I love it and think the world is better for its existence. Heck, I am one of those boys who loves RPG and FPS games. I also know they are not what motivates or engages my daughters and their friends. You don't have to go down to grey monotonous pablum as a lowest common denominator method of getting kids interested in technology, but you also don't want to just turn off a big chunk of your audience, especially when they are at age 10 - 13.