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A comment on Why We Banned Legos (2006). Parent comment

Re:Why We Banned Legos (2006) by trs8080 on Friday February 18, 2022 @08:04PM (#30393411)
When dealing with children ages 5-9, it is sometimes important to remove an emotional catalyst in order to calmly reflect and have a productive conversation.

The Legos were removed, a conversation occurred over several weeks, and the Legos were reintroduced when the conversation resolved.

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Re:Why We Banned Legos (2006) by mwcampbell on Friday February 18, 2022 @08:11PM (#30393452)
Still, it leaves the teachers open to criticisms like this one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30393372

Maybe that matters more in a message board discussion like this one than it does to the actual people involved. Then again, getting buy-in from adults is necessary if a new approach to teaching is going to be replicated on a large scale.

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