> I have two very unusual recommendations, but I base them on experience. > > The first one is "Lord of the Rings". Down here, it's flying off the > shelves. There is no kid or punk who is not seen in my school without a > copy of the book in their hands. I even see the college kids reading it > during my daily commute. And yes, they are actually reading it. ;-) My > kids talk about it like it's gospel. I cannot think of a better > choice to > broaden a kid's taste for fantasy and literature.
We saw the second movie with him and he really liked it, so that's definitely a good idea. > The second one: find anything (albeit light on content) on the > discoveries > of Nicola Tesla. One of the kids I tutor, who definitely fits the mold of > what you describe, is gaga over Tesla. If that doesn't turn them > "on" into > science, I don't know what will. Interesting. I recall that Tesla intrigued me, but I can't quite remember the context. Something to do with creativity and innovation. Maybe Norbert Wiener. Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
