Are you a philosopher?

[Aldebaran]

Btw, Alde: have you read Vygotsky?

No. Don't know anything about him.

salaam.

 

[Aldebaran]

The whole point of them is that they are "fairly cruel, unfair, unrealistic and... well, fairy tales..."

Helps prepare them for the adult world.

How can an unrealistic fairy tale with lots of injustice and cruelty prepare a child for the adult world?
When I tell such stories I add unexpected interventions of a spider called Arachna. Fairy tales are never the same when Arachna spins her web inside them.

salaam.

 

[cesare]

How can an unrealistic fairy tale with lots of injustice and cruelty prepare a child for the adult world?
When I tell such stories I add unexpected interventions of a spider called Arachna. Fairy tales are never the same when Arachna spins her web inside them.

salaam.

The unreal/surreal aspect provides a 'safe' setting for dealing with the themes.

Is Arachna your own invention?

 

[rogue_lettuce]

How can an unrealistic fairy tale with lots of injustice and cruelty prepare a child for the adult world?

 

[Aldebaran]

The unreal/surreal aspect provides a 'safe' setting for dealing with the themes.

Never found anything of relevance in it.

Is Arachna your own invention?

Yes. Lives on an island and has learned how to fly on its silk dread. Lands no matter where to derail the story line.

salaam.