Flipchart Number 1 Feb 2016 | Page 9

All over the world we have examples of educators that are working with games and discovered their qualities and virtues. Learning based games, and other kind of games, can contribute for education in different levels, even video games. Many gamers state that by playing games they developed several skills and knowledge like: language (playing games in different languages), tactics (with strategic games), history, movement coordination, creative and critical thinking, cooperation and many more. Written by: SG “Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.” — Plato 09