If you had any doubts, Minecraft is here to stay.
In my time as a SysAdmin for a private K-12 in Texas, I was able to get first hand experience in seeing the adoption of Minecraft as a learning tool for the High School programming class. Beyond the class, students campus wide were talking about their latest builds, hacks, mods and griefing adventures; they had found a new community and were learning to explore it together.
Speaking to the teachers (and subbing myself a few times), I was able to here of and see the excitement from the kids when they were given an assignment. This wasn’t just school anymore, this was striking a chord with them. Fast forward 2 years and Microsoft begins releasing details of what they plan to do to take it a step further, “Minecraft: Education Edition.”