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A node called Wilson Heydt coded to node All,
on 00 Jan 07  07:06:00, about Children in the SCA;

 WH> Reply-To: whheydt@PacBell.COM (Wilson Heydt)

 WH> I guess it's time to put my couple of _denier_ into this perennial
 WH> topic....

 WH> I happen to think that one of the very positive aspects of the SCA is
 WH> that children have a much greater chance to be integrated into general
 WH> activities--rather than being shunted aside into "Children's
 WH> Activities."  I will grant the caveat that this is best done with
 WH> "well behaved" children.  However, the more the kids get *included*
 WH> (rather than excluded) the better behaved they're likely to be--and
 WH> the more the get treated well starting with a default assumption that
 WH> they are well-behaved nad treated accordingly, the more likely such
 WH> behavior will be encouraged.

 . . . (Late that night, the editor struck!)

 WH> In addition to the things I've cited, serving at table is something a
 WH> child of fairly tender years can do.  Hit the books and find out at
 WH> what age kids in period were taught what skills.  Modern kids are just
 WH> as smart as their Medieval counterparts--even if they have more
 WH> distractions.  Such research can even be used as lever... "If a child
 WH> of 10 could do that 500 years ago, what's stopping you at 12 from
 WH> learning how?"

lo'
   Many excellent points!   I think that they serve to help bring home that
Children are a responsibility, as well as a privilage.   Like all 
responsibilities and privilages they require a lot of work to turn out well.
   Thank you for an excellent essey.
                                                ~ Aindries


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