12-03-2009, 05:40 PM
Mike Johnson wrote: Yes, you can get Star Wars Legos, and they're really neat. Indiana Jones Legos show up on clearance rack at Target because they weren't great sellers -- they're not really for kids, you know. Few seven year olds wax nostalgic over that movie franchise.
Little Poochie is a huge Indy fan. I'm glad that he has chosen not to follow the rest of his classmates and worships a fictional hero that was inspired by actual historical events and holds a PhD from U. Chicago.:biggrin: It has spurred an interest in world history and geography that Star Wars has failed to do so far.
Mike Johnson wrote: I don't know any kid who saves the models and displays them -- they always get torn apart and made into something new. Besides, I fail to see how somebody buying Lego sets as collectors items "ruins" it for kids. If it weren't for collectors, there wouldn't be such a variety of Lego sets available. If it weren't for collectors, Lego would've made the Indiana Jones set you were buying in the first place.
You haven't visited eBay lately. 20 year-old Lego sets that I wouldn't pay more than $5 for sell for hundreds of dollars there because they are still in the box, untouched by grubbly little hands.
Mike Johnson wrote: When somebody says, "I was so much smarter than kids today," I want to punch him in the mouth.
I taught high schoolers in the 1990s and they were far more independent and self-confident than me and my peers during high school. The problem lies when well-meaning parents and toy manufacturers want to give kids instant gratification time after time.
Here's a related article on my original post that sorta brings together some of the varied viewpoints in this thread.