Parenting in the 21st Century

This never used to be a problem, but it definitely is crucial to the proper development and education of our kids.  Kottke.org posed this question recently.  Which order should they first be exposed to the Star Wars Saga.  Some people argue that the story should be told in chronological order.  I disagree with that.  Here is how I think it should be done.  Incidentally, this is how I handled it with my own kids.

1. Star Wars aka A New Hope
2. The Empire Strikes Back
3. Return of the Jedi
4. The Phantom Menace
5. Attack of the Clones
6. Revenge of the Sith (if they are old enough)

Let me also explain that VHS copies of the original 3 movies should be their first.  For the record, Han shot first!  Even George Lucas thinks so.  I am not one of those people who flames the prequel movies.  I love all the Star Wars movies.  I am pretty much a drone in that respect.  I will buy pretty much anything that makes the lightsaber sound.

I only think that when prequels enter the picture, they are written with the assumption that the audience has established familiarity with the source material.  Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson have been expanding the Dune universe for several years now.  These books are not bad if you already have the background in the original Dune Chronicles by Brian's father Frank Herbert.  If the fictional world is interesting at first, then more is always welcome.  Telling a story is also about the way it is told, not just the details.