SnowyfoxI want to create an educational institute in the form of a Minecraft server.

That's right, kiddos, the thing you hate most in life is now coming to Minecraft!

What would be taught?
I plan to have a variety of classes. We would definitely have Minecraft-related classes, with tutorials about farming, from the basics to efficient mass production, to large-build classes where you learn about standard reliable designs for walls, towers, houses, etc..

If somehow implemented, server-specific classes might be around, with perhaps teachers from a Factions PvP teacher borrowing a classroom to teach their guild members on how to invade and fend off raiders, while I could teach my server players the basics of playing on spheres.

Then you'd also have aid for offline matters. Need help in math? Want to learn Japanese? Come over and get homework help or a nice self-study lesson while you get bored to death in school from the absence of work to do over the weekend.

WHY?
I'm one of the rare people that kinda like education. I'd love to see a Minecraft institute where you come back from school, take out your math homework and talk with your fellow raiders on how to do this god @#!*% Factoring Binomials question.

If you don't have much work from school or want to spend 10 minutes everyday learning a language of choice (Standard Chinese, Japanese, Bahasa Malaysia, Arabic, Spanish, etc.), you could come over and get yourself enrolled in an unusual course or just barge in a class whenever you like.

Want something more fun? Of course! If you're tired from the learning, come over and teach yourself Chess and 将棋(Shogi). But board games are for nerds! In that case, come over and join the FPS squad, devise some tactics and notes and rush into Team Fortress 2 for some rear-end-kicking.

Learning doesn't have to be boring. At most, the subjects they teach in your local school are boring. But there are many things one can learn that are not boring:
- aiming properly in Counter Strike 1.6
- learning K-Style katana fighting for Gunz
- studying the history of Melaka/Malacca (something you won't get taught in school unless you're in Malaysia)
- learning how to hit on girls
- learning how to make a proper blog post
- learning txtese
- learning how to host a Minecraft server
- learning about the latest アニメ (Anime)
- learning how to use Vocaloid 3
- learning how to clean your computer and keep it from becoming a junk pile
- learning how to play Dota 2
- learning how to identify the main points of a piece of literature and skip all the stupid TL;DR

This won't take off.
Are you sure? I'm not sure. That's why I'm making this topic to find out; seeing Minecraft servers rise as club-like hubs and online community centres would be nice. Everything can still be related to Minecraft; you can discuss server matters, talk about Minecraft concepts, gossip about Minecraft news, go outside to the field and make a quick competition on who can build the best radio tower. It's your choice, though; nobody's stopping you from asking for advice on how to fix the relationship between you and your crush that you just @#!*% off bad.

TL;DR again, Snowy.
I know. Summary? What do you think of Minecraft servers intended as social hubs where you learn from teachers, talk or discuss, and test out ideas against fellow Minecraft players.