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Subject:	Re: What makes a cool kid cool? (was: Re: A new area of LEGO.com: the Build section)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.lego.direct
Date:	Thu, 10 May 2001 06:11:17 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, "Kevin Loch" <kloch@opnsys.com> writes: > I can see a problem with the specific word "cool" (if it means the same > thing today that it did 20 years ago). I certainly was not "cool" when > I was 8, but that meaning does not fit the context of the LEGO page. > The page doesn't give any indication that the featured persons are > more socially desirable to their peers. I think it's the special-kid/not-special-kid aspect that rubs me the wrong way rather than the precise meaning of the word "cool." > The context seems to suggest that the kids did something mildly remarkable, > and are recognized for what they created, not for any intrinsic personal > qualities. When LEGO Direct announced the area[1], it was described as being "profiles of amazing kids." Now, I don't know about you, but to me, that implies intrinsic personal qualities. Note that it wasn't described as being profiles of kids who have done or created amazing things. To me that's a fundamental difference. I'm not a parent -- and, heh, maybe this means I'm not cut out to be one -- but I imagine that if I were a parent, that I'd find the "Cool Kids" area somewhat offensive and insulting. Perhaps having been first exposed to the resource via the phrase "profiles of amazing kids" impaired my ability to look at it fresh when I viewed the webpage for the first time. > The best thing to do would be to ask some kids how they view that section. > What's their reaction? That could tell you what kids *think* their reaction is, yes. But even the reaction, if you could truly know it, isn't necessarily so relevant as the long-term psychological effects of telling kids that some kids are more special than they are. --Todd [1] http://news.lugnet.com/lego/direct/?n=2418

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		Re: What makes a cool kid cool? (was: Re: A new area of LEGO.com: the Build section)
(...) [...] (...) (URL) here: (URL) being the producer for Cool Kids, probably did a much better job of succinctly describing her project than I did in my four-word blurb, quoted above. I mentioned it as another example of a "cross-product-line" (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)

		Re: What makes a cool kid cool? (was: Re: A new area of LEGO.com: the Build section)
(...) But ther are special kids! My parents told me I was special when I was a kid. Of course every parent should do that from time to time because all kids are special and amazing in their own way. Wether it's a parent, LEGO or their friends, (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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		Re: What makes a cool kid cool? (was: Re: A new area of LEGO.com: the Build section)
(...) I can see a problem with the specific word "cool" (if it means the same thing today that it did 20 years ago). I certainly was not "cool" when I was 8, but that meaning does not fit the context of the LEGO page. The page doesn't give any (...) (24 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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