Poker to Be A New Subject In School

Poker is a game that teaches players about math, statistics, and strategy. However, it seems unlikely that it would be taught as a subject in school. One Harvard professor is trying to change that. Charles Nesson is the founder of the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society, and he is a Law Professor at Harvard University. He teaches the lessons of poker in correlation with his lessons on law. The poker lessons that he teaches are to give his students skills that they can use in everyday life. These skills include money management, risk assessment, strategic thinking, and geopolitical analysis. They aim to create an online community that will draw the brightest minds together to promote open education related to poker. The GPSTS website hosts a wealth of information that goes beyond just learning to play poker. The material aims to relate winning poker concepts and skills to lessons that can be used in daily decision making.

GPSTS is not just a club for Harvard Law Students. The society was created to allow people all over the globe to access the information. As the group continues to lobby against the U.S. ban on internet gaming, they also attempt to get people involved in the poker community. They hold conferences and workshops for those that are able to attend, and can be found around a growing number of U.S. college campuses. For more information on GPSTS visit www.gpsts.org.