[WWI] List Suitability

[Douglas Anderson]

I agree with Diego.
  As far as banter goes, this group is harmless.
  But the broader picture is that war is a reality and will always be with us. And the more the youth can see the futality of it, or the bravery of the men and women who stood and died for an ideal, or the suffering, or the faces of those sent to fight for a cause that they did not believe in, then we will have done something for this world. this group is more than simply modelling, it is also very educational

Diego Fernetti <dfernet0 at rosario.gov.ar> wrote:
  Douglas!
> So I pose the question to the collective group, do I recommend the list to 
> a young modeler or is this list better suited for those over the age of 
> 18?

This question surprises me.
We talk about the Great War here. A grim bussines. Millions died in it, and 
not pleasantly. Still today, thousands of dead young men and live shells 
remain buried in the battlefields of Belgium, France, Italy, Russia, and 
many more places.
Is the Great War topic something suitable to a 11 year old? Well, at least 
it was suitable for them to fight and be shot and blown to smithereens. See: 
http://www.greatwar.nl/frames/default-children.html
Would a few jocular comments about a cute girlfriend shock this child 
sensibility? Perhaps, but discussing these pictures 
http://www.greatwar.nl/frames/default-picnic.html may shock him even more, 
and certainly teach him a thing or two about the reality of war.
Lest we forget.
D. 



       
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