Harvard law professor Charles R. Nesson says, "Poker is a great game for learning how to size up things for yourself, get into risk management, and channel aggression. A student who can hold his own at a poker table, I have no worries about when they enter the real world."
Nesson has even formed the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society (GPSTS) among some Ivy Leagues, to promote poker as a learning tool. He also believes that poker skills can really help high school kids with maths. Poker teaches you numeracy, probability, risk assessment, and subtleties vs. complexities.
So next time my 17 year old asks to have the lads over for a poker session just remember, it’s an educational tool!
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