18-08-2005 13:05									#1
	Civilization more difficult than school Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

Found on Innovate:

quote: Considering the difficulty and complexity of Civilization III, it is not surprising that students should have found the game challenging; what is noteworthy, however, is that students found this off-the-shelf computer game, which has been marketed toward a broad audience and which has sold millions of copies, more challenging than their traditional learning experiences in school.

My first thought was that Civ isn't that difficult - but then I remembered my first games and had to revise that thought. My first two games we absolutely catastrophic, but then it got better very fast.

It's nice to see that the game is such a reference for Educational purposes...

	18-08-2005 21:24									#2
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Or perhaps it is because our schools have fallen so far...

	18-08-2005 23:19									#3
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I doubt that, actually. I imagine many kids would find playing chess more difficult that school, too.

	19-08-2005 00:18									#4
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Naaa...schools are going down hill like a rock, but it is one hell of a toboggan ride!

	19-08-2005 12:14									#5
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quote: I imagine many kids would find playing chess more difficult that school, too

Errrmmm, are you comparing Civ to chess?

What I found interesting was also the fact that some of the kids apparently preferred reading books because they did not believe in the educational value of the game...

	31-08-2005 22:46									#6
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Goes to show how crap our schools have become.

	01-09-2005 13:21									#7
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quote: @Odin: Goes to show how crap our schools have become.

It's not only school itself, it's also that the pupils have changed - shifted expcetations and interests. I think the problem is that the teachings at school do not evolve fast enough to keep up with the pace of things.

At least that's how I see things in France and Germany, I wouldn't know about other countries.

	16-09-2005 05:06									#8
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That's sort of weird... other classroom experiences, including in significantly disadvantaged areas, have found Civ to be an extremely effective tool in engaging students in historical studies.

My favorite was a few (/insert PC term) black kids who kept on trying to figure out how to get the Zulus to conquer Europe.

	16-09-2005 05:10									#9
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lack ethics have result in

poor teachers
teaching students no real materiel. the work you do at public schools is so easy i could do my cousins work of 1 week in an hour.i homeschool
here in the US people just want the students to shut up.anythingl ess than anarchy is ok as long as they get paid.

things like pledge of allegiance being unconstitutional is the perfect example of this

more reasons but im exhasuted atm

i can annihilate anyone in my age group in chess here except for the kids that actually play chess,by that i mean compettitvly. they just cant think in the schools. and that is one of the objectives.

	16-09-2005 05:36									#10
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Koriand'r, how are you in the US and showing a time 5 hours ahead of me? Are you on a military base?

Your post, in both content and execution, shows a need for more education or rigor yourself.

Welcome to 'poly.

	16-09-2005 06:08									#11
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i know.im quite tired at the moment.sorry
i havnt fixed my gmt time yet

been at 'poly for awile