Our future...from the mind of a seven year old...

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by Clark7781

My question to the experts is thus: how do we make the younger generation appreciate the cards of people who died 50 to 100 years ago?

Food for thought and something for discussion

My 10 year old son just recently did a book report on Lou Gehrig, last year he did one on Jackie Robinson...he loves Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris because I let him watch 61* when he was much younger and he watched it over and over. He has an appreciation for the old time players yet he has zero interest in cards or memorabilia of those players. I'm not sure it can be a forced thing.

[Mark]

To my mind, the important thing is that my 10 year old is developing a deep appreciation and even love for the game itself. He played in his first tournament last weekend, and he has been wearing the souvenir shirt I bought for him every day since. Just like others here, I have been letting him know for years that modern players have to be measured against the great figures of the past. I would rather he admired a card because it has a picture of Wagner or Cobb on it than that he knew it was a scarce item in a difficult set.