Star Wars: A New Generation of Fans

Star Wars: A New Generation of Fans

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Voter Fraud Commission, Statistics in Court, Star Wars at School

Episode: Voter Fraud Commission, Statistics in Court, Star Wars at School

  • Jul 19, 2017 11:00 pm
  • 16:37 mins

Guest: Brandon Bishop, Social Studies Teacher, Blue Valley Southwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away summer school was a terrible punishment for kids. But then, Mr. B. taught a class on the history and importance of Star Wars and summer school history was made. Young boys and girls dressed like Jedi and wielded light sabers. Mr. B – known in civilian life as Brandon Bishop – wasn’t yet born when the original Star Wars film came out 40 years ago. The younglings in his summer school class wouldn’t arrive on the planet for many decades. In this day of advanced movie making and special effects, why do films that debuted in the 1970s still excite young fans?