In contrast to the teacher who wished to use Samorost 1 in his classroom but was put off by my favorite character (see the "samorest" thread where he detailed his complaint
http://www.machinarium.com/machinarioforum/index.php?topic=61.0) here are two examples of teachers who successfully used both the Samorost games in their classrooms to engage their students.
http://communities.naace.co.uk/nikpeachey/weblog/684.htmlhttp://nyctechteacher.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/students-engaged-samorost-2-and-gaming-in-the-classroom/