Welp, it looks like mystery solving is either really well paying, or our parents are bank rolling this fun break from learning actual educational things.
I mean, sure, the mystery solving is honing our deductive reasoning, and logical thinking is a huge part of it. Fred's traps are... well hit and miss, but there's probably some physics in there too. Velma doesn't need to worry about a thing, I guess, and I do still get to use make up knowledge to solve some of these. I just wish I got to change out of the purple sometimes. It's nice, but it's not a statement colour.
Of course, then you've got these people, dressing up and trying to scare folks so that they can make money or get away with something. I suppose that's another life lesson? Take responsibility for your actions or some group of meddling kids will come along and unmask you?
I don't even know anymore, I'm still waiting for Scooby to suddenly start talking and for me to understand him.