I would like your next post to be "How to Find Time to Game During Report Card Season". I will comment, upvote, resteem and print it out for my vision board :P
I think gaming also brings together varying cultures. I like what @crypto3d said about learning English on WOW. My students connect with people from all over the world through online games. Sometimes I wish they talked to each other using kinder language, but I appreciate that their friends online are just as important as their friends off. Gaming builds communication skills!
I love to game, but I try not to during the school year or else I lose too many hours where I need to be marking or planning. Maybe if I bill it as professional development I can justify it to myself, though.
Thanks!