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Re: Rush: "Lego is a Tool for 4 year olds"
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Tue, 1 Feb 2000 20:23:48 GMT
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It's simple. Rush is very conservative.  Conservatives in general do not
like the artistic or creative elements of society, which is what LEGO products
encourage.  Conservatives in general also do not favor innovations
in education, (of which this would certainly qualify) dismissing them as
"watering down" without quantitative measurement of the results.


KL

In lugnet.general, Rich Manzo writes:
In lugnet.general, Chris Busse writes:
In Colorado they are testing using a LEGO building contest for college
admission:

http://www.denverpost.com/news/news0201c.htm

Originally found on slashdot:

http://slashdot.org/articles/00/02/01/1135226.shtml

Chris Busse

  Today on the Rush Limbaugh Program Rush was talking about the above issue.
Of corse Rush was disgusted that they were using Lego as a college entry exam.
Details about the exam- Students are given a box of Lego. Then they are shown
a Lego robot for 1 minute and they have to build the robot to the best of
their ability. Of corse Rush was disgusted that they were using Lego as a
college entry exam, as am I. but "LEGO is a tool for 4 year olds" I was
offended! :) Gee imagine if that becomes the new national standard! :) I'd get
a scholarship to every school out there!!!! :)

-Rich



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  Re: Rush: "Lego is a Tool for 4 year olds"
 
Kevin, (...) I am a conservative, and I love the brick. Stereotypes of any trait don't do justice, one that has been used in debate too much, IMO. (...) Avoiding the law and court ruling is not innovating, IMO. It is ducting the real issues. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Rush: "Lego is a Tool for 4 year olds"
 
(...) Note- Not all Conservatives do not favor innovations. I am VERY conservative but I am also open to hear new ideas, and to see the results of those ideas. -Rich (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Rush: "Lego is a Tool for 4 year olds"
 
(...) Today on the Rush Limbaugh Program Rush was talking about the above issue. Of corse Rush was disgusted that they were using Lego as a college entry exam. Details about the exam- Students are given a box of Lego. Then they are shown a Lego (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)

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