Does anyone else think that the banning of Legos in schools is ridiculous?

Question

The dumbing down of America's education system at its best. I encourage my children to work with Legos and call it fuel for the brain. Better than having them sit at a video game or watching mindless television.

What will be next?

Captain.. you're right.
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/21_02/lego212.shtml
However, how many times have we seen the ways of one school reach across the country?
Liberals love this stuff. All for one and one for all.... "now Johnny hand over that lego to Jimmy to make him feel better".

Mark my words...it will happen it public schools.

Answer 1

The reasoning behind it is pure socialism. The infuriating thing, is that those same Liberals attack Conservative parenting as "brain-washing."

If I was one of the parents of those children, I'd sue.

The mind control of those teachers is worse than any competition or ownership or capitalistic thinking the children were dreaming up with the legos.

I've posted a link below.

Answer 2

not just the banning of legos but the reasoning behind it.

It seems that the kids had developed some very bad habits while building a Legotown with their Lego blocks. These “problems” included:

a capitalistic approach to private property ownership inappropriate competition to build the best house
children with smaller houses feeling inferior children with more “Lego skills” taking charge competition for scarce resources (limited # of Lego blocks)
ignorance of the desirable concept of “collectivity”
In the teachers own words:

Into their coffee shops and houses, the children were building their assumptions about ownership and the social power it conveys — assumptions that mirrored those of a class-based, capitalist society — a society that we teachers believe to be unjust and oppressive. As we watched the children build, we became increasingly concerned.


So the Legos were banned and the children were systematically reeducated (brainwashed?) Goals were as follows:

Collectivity is a good thing
Personal expression matters
Shared power is a valued goal
Moderation and equal access to resources are things to strive for

After an extensive period of reeducation, the Legos were returned and the children were allowed to rebuild their town. Only this time, their “rules” about Legotown had a new slant (one that I’m sure the teachers approved of). A few examples:

All structures are public structures
All structures will be standard sizes
Everyone can use all the Lego structures
Lego people can be saved only by a "team" of kids, not by individuals

You can’t make this stuff up! All information came from the teacher’s own web article:

Answer 3

The dumbing down of America's education system. Coming to a website near you.

I still remember my Legos and all the fun I had with them when I was six years old.

Answer 4

Could you provide a link please? I'm inclined to believe you left something out. Was this a public school? I would be alarmed if it was, but if it was private, that's the parent's choice to leave them in there or pull them out. One would think the parents must have some idea of the curriculum of a private school.

I love Lego's--in fact I bought them for my son when he was little just so I could play with them. His thing was to make intricate "piggy banks" with them. My point is, in spite of this he did NOT become a banker. (smile).

Answer 5

Absolutely ridiculous. When my children were younger, Lego's were the best. It helped develop their creativity and made them actually use their brains, especially the Lego technics.

Answer 6

I didn't know about it, until now. But yes, it's utterly ridiculous. Legos help children fulfill developmental tasks and help increase logic. I fail to understand how this is not beneficial. What's next, do we ban writing paper because it offends others too?

Answer 7

I have not heard this before, but it is a stupid idea. I agree with you that Legos help teach children.

Answer 8

noooo Lego's are made by the Swiss the Swiss are neutral...if they don't support our war on terror they are against us we demand Lego's to become contraband and anyone who buys them to be charged with treason against the united states..there will be Lego melting fires in every American city and the melted plastic will be sent to Washington where the plastic will be used to create the George bush shrine it will stand three hundred feet tall he will be facing middle America and flipping them off

Answer 9

This hasn't happened to our school district yet. But I agree.

After reading Captain obvious, it sounds like more liberal socialistic B.S. where everyone is to be exactly the same and equal. It reminds me of the hippie commune culture.

Answer 10

No, I think the outrage over banned legos is ridiculous. Our freedoms are disappearing, we're in an endless war and all you can find to be outraged about is legos. Now that's sad.