Shanghai teacher starts up online gaming class

Finally, someone got the idea to use gaming to help students instead of shoving them into oft dangerous internet addiction camps. Zhonghua Vocational School, here in Shanghai, has begun the first ever “Online Games” class. The thought is that these kids can learn the valuable skill of working in a group, as well as boost their self confidence, if they play World of Warcraft with proper guidance and supervision. While I’m not entirely sold on the curriculum (there’s got to be more educational realms than Azeroth – all it’s ever taught me is how annoying Chuck Norris jokes can get), at least its nice to know someone’s recognizing that banning these things outright is probably not the way to go.