My kids learned a lot from Minecraft when they were younger. They've more or less grown out of it now, although they do still play it occasionally on the PS4. Recently, we had an exchange student from Germany stay with us for a week (my kid will go and stay with his family later in the year) and one thing they did have in common was that they liked to play Minecraft. Playing Minecraft with my son helped our visitor improve his vocabulary and conversational English significantly, and since that was the purpose of the visit, I guess that's a success!
To the op - I don't think Minecraft is the problem, it could have been any video game. The problem is more with the addictive nature of videogames in general, and it's the responsibility of parents to help their kids learn to manage and prioritise.







