Posted by Dinah on November 17, 2011, at 14:41:32
In reply to Re: the political climate you would like » Dinah, posted by floatingbridge on November 17, 2011, at 12:52:18
My brain seems to be racing. But it's lessening a bit.
He might be a bit young for the series. Perhaps the first volume, which is more about young young Indiana. The second of the three sets was rather disturbing even for me. It's a very good way to introduce kids to history, and was made with that in mind. I can't recall how old my son was, but probably older than 7. He loved Star Wars at that age, I remember. And still does, if not as obsessively.
To put it in context of current affairs, they say that mankind is inherently violent, but my son and yours would tend to show that it's not true. That kids have to be accustomed to violence. I don't know how typical that is. In my experience kids have a rather natural sense of fairness and goodness. If there has been a diminishing level of violence in the world, maybe this is how it occurs. Each generation is exposed to less and less of it.
Or I could be completely wrong. Or perhaps very lucky. :)
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