> > In my childhood I got the most learning from the meccano-like kit.
> > I got a huge set at an (too) early age, but it lasted for many many
> > years, with some additions at some points
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> Same here. Loved my Meccano and built it up to a pretty hefty suitcase fu=
ll. IMVHO a
> constructional toy is at least as important as eg sport to develop brain =
and motor
> skills at a young age

I am reminded of an opinion my first boss had, about Asian students that we=
nt through the Engineering School at the university he went to in NZ. He sa=
id that the Asian students were absolutely useless at anything mechanical, =
and he put it down to them not having played with Meccano as children, to g=
et a feel for how mechanical things worked.

Equally one of my nephews, who is a pretty bright lad anyway, who has alway=
s had an engineering bent (he gets it from both grandfathers) sailed throug=
h the same engineering school as by boss, mentioned above, and when he went=
 out looking for a job had a full time position inside a week.
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