Amazing interactions with kids
I found this article, Why We Banned Legos, to be incredible. At first I was drawn in by the obvious reference to LEGO. Curiosity drove me to find out what egregious crime it was that my beloved LEGO brick had committed that would cause it to be banned. Soon into the article it became clear that the focus wasn't on the LEGO, but rather on what these children's LEGO community had brought out in the children and how they explored it. I was completely enthralled by the article and the processes they described. The things that children can teach us about ourselves and society are astounding, if only we have the ability to observe them honestly and as close to objectivity as we can.
Thanks to Brian Little for posting about this on Wired blog Geekdad.