This shopping website did a
survey of kids ages seven to twelve, and asked them what was on their wishlists for back-to-school items. "73 percent of kids between the ages of seven and 12 want to head back
to school with their gaming systems in hand, and an equally strong 70
percent want a new computer. And to keep in touch while on the
playground, 69 percent say they strongly desire a cell phone to
complete their back-to-school wares, even naming the new iPhone as one
of their choices." Well, isn't that nice. You know what's at the top of my back-to-school wishlist? A million dollars.
Perhaps surely I am exceptionally stupid, but I thought back-to-school stuff was supposed to be for, you know, using at school. Perhaps school administrations have changed since my day, but I find it hard to imagine teachers smiling on the use of handheld gaming systems in the classroom. Shoot, we couldn't even chew gum. I'm going to assume that this was a case of a lame question: ask kids what they want the most, and they'll tell you their ultimate desire. Make the age demo a little higher and you'd probably hear about gold-plated SUVs and the chance to bang Eva Mendes.
