One of my roles as a parent is amateur children’s book critic. This is dumb, because it’s not like the books will have a big long-term impact on kids’ behavior. But it’s still grating to read the kids books with a message I don’t like.
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So, there’s a series: Rosie Revere, Engineer and Ada Twist, scientist. Plot: main character loves a STEM subject. Is strongly discouraged by an authority figure. Ultimately perseveres. All good! But
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In both books, we see the characters experiment *and ultimately fail*. Ada doesn’t resolve her question; Rosie’s helicopter always crashes.
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So the actual lesson of the series is: if you vaguely like a topic but can’t hack it, feel free to identify yourself as a practitioner. It’s basically telling the reader to be the left pane here:pic.twitter.com/nqxTGXpe96
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https://www.amazon.com/Built-Car-Chris-Van-Dusen/dp/0142408255 … on the other hand, is a book all about science and engineering as a total victory over human limitations. So read that one instead.
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Coda: 4-year-old is really into vehicles, legos, etc., and has started assembling her toys into more elaborate toys by linking them with plastic rings. So I keep telling her “You’re an engineer! But unlike Rosie Revere you can actually ship.”
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