[MD] Primer children's book

[ian glendinning]

Mike, I think Arlo and Marsha said it ...

"Teaching" MoQ to kids would be a bad thing ... the sort of thing
evangelists do, indoctrinate their kids.

Much better to use MoQ-enlightened (Grangerian / Deweyian / Pirsigian)
methods of education, such as would come naturally to any non-SOMist
culture.

Ian

On 10/9/06, Mike Craghead <mike at humboldtmusic.com> wrote:
> Greetings!
>
> Isn't the MOQ a bit beyond the scope of a children's book? In fact,
> through many developmental stages, isn't the differentiation between
> "self" and "other stuff" (i.e. SOM) crucial? Is metaphysics even a
> factor until a child is well into the double-digits?
>
> In my opinion, the two things a children's book needs most are clarity
> and humor. Without both (in correct proportions!), a book ends up
> muddled preachy or or saccharine or [fill in your own substitute word
> for "lame" here]. I'm concerned that making the MOQ palatable in
> children's book form is outside the realm of possibility, even for the
> most skilled wordsmith.
>
> Wouldn't a book about gumption traps be fantastic, though? I sat my kids
> down and read them that part of ZAMM (and I'll probably keep doing that
> again and again until it sinks in). Replace the word "carburetor"  with
> "homework," and you've got a practical cure for homework-itis.
>
> Mike Craghead
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