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Re: Stuff I'd like to see...
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Sun, 19 Mar 2000 08:48:05 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Kevin Wilson writes:
> Tobias wrote:
> > You're right! I think that the reason that all the sets are so juniorized, is
> > because kids don't have the patience to sit down and build something. Or, they
> > are not creative enough to fit 5 bricks together into one larger.
Yes, *some* kids are that way. When writing the post, I was thinking of my
friends, but perhaps they aren't so good to compare with, they are all over 14,
and that's not really a "lego" age. I agree that lego is not giving them the
tools they need, to express their creativity.
--Tobias
> I keep seeing people say this, and you know, I don't agree. I am quite
> sure *some* kids are this way but the ones who come to my Technic class
> (about 30 or so kids, on and off, age range 6-12, out of a school of 120
> or so kids) are definitely not - they are not at all interested in the
> sets we have, they want to build their own stuff.
>
> Likewise the kids who built models for and visited the Lego Show I did
> at school recently. We sold 136 tickets, which taking into account
> multiple entries and adults visiting, probably makes about 35-40 kids
> building models (all MOC's, no sets allowed - that's 25-30% of the
> school population) and another 30 or 40 visiting the show (and many
> stayed the whole 3 hours). To me that indicates that the interest IS
> still there, but Lego is moving away from giving them the tools to
> express that interest.
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> I also think that Mindstorms, although a great product, should not be
> the future of Lego. The Brick should be the future, with Mindstorms as
> an add-on for those who want it. Actually BUILDING is the thing for most
> of these kids, then playing with teh result: requiring programming just
> adds another layer between building and playing (and reduces the
> creativity in the playing!).
>
> Kevin
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