How do you get the children to a point where they are absolutely… — The Museum as Large-Room Pinball Machine, Marshall McLuhan, Harley Parker, and Museum Professionals, 1967, full transcript of a seminar at the City Museum of New York, October 9-10, 1967, edited by William Buxton, published by U. of Alberta Press, 2026, pp153-154

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How do you get the children to a point where they are absolutely amazed at the world they live in? We’re seeing it happen to our children. It never happened in any recent period in human history, as far as I know, but these children are turned on, and it gives them a sense of power. That’s one of the most noxious and nauseating things about the teenagers – power. They feel that they can do anything, so they do.

The Museum as Large-Room Pinball Machine, Marshall McLuhan, Harley Parker, and Museum Professionals, 1967, full transcript of a seminar at the City Museum of New York, October 9-10, 1967, edited by William Buxton, published by U. of Alberta Press, 2026, pp153-154

Quote #7535

Year: 1967

Chapters: Youth | Education

↪ Also at #1863