November 2nd, 2010 | 
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www.ted.com Gever Tulley, founder of the Tinkering School, spells out 5 dangerous things you should let your kids do. From TED University 2007.
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as a kid i always …
as a kid i always played with knives made bow and arows made wooden swords and fought each other(war, it hurt!) trecked around my neighborehood at the age of 3 i played with matches etc. i have cut myself only a few times. and that was cutting bread and a throwing star. fire i only lit a hill on fire once and thats all
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Fantastic video.
Fantastic video.
Nice lecture! kids …
Nice lecture! kids need WAY more freedom than they do now.
playing with fire and knives is very very safe. only a stupid child would hurt himself…
humans evolved to live in the JUNGLE… imagine how much more dangerous is that than driving a car with grownup supervision or – god forbid – playing with some fire and pocketknives
@rmcdaniel423 I …
@rmcdaniel423 I miss that world…
now im 14 and i do …
now im 14 and i do believe that this would have had an effect on how i live and how my brain works today but the last point i did get to try out when i was five, i drove the car into a sand dune and it got stuck, they never did let me drive again but it was fun while it lasted
I’ve had a very …
I’ve had a very similar conversation with my father-in-law. One example that sticks in my mind is his story of him and his friend at age 10 or 12, walking across town with .22 caliber rifles slung over their shoulders, no parents in sight. They were heading to a woodlot for rabbit hunting. The cop that stopped them made sure the bullets were safely in their pockets, that their parents knew where they were going, then said “good luck boys!” as he let them go their merry way.
Excellent! All my …
Excellent! All my kids have done all of these except taking apart a washing machine. We make stuff all the time, but deconstruction is an intriguing idea. I’ve made knives for all my kids, they build fires, they get to drive in the neighborhood…if they grew up hermetically sealed within an owie-free cocoon, they’d have a of a time dealing with the real world. Bless this guy.
If only these were …
If only these were my parents.
I think I’m going to buy a washer, just so I can take it apart.
I agree with most …
I agree with most of these, but why throwing a SPEAR? Throwing a ball or a non-sharp object would achieve the same purpose. Duh.
I also think that these activities might OK for only children, but my two boys (3 and 6yo) would kill/maim each other if they both had knives, much less spears to throw. Not on purpose, but they get carried away when they are playing, especially the 3yo.
I am too! Thank …
I am too! Thank goodness for laws!
Growing up I …
Growing up I performed all 5-1/2 activities discussed here. Of course there weren’t any laws, then…
Now that I’m an adult, there’s so many laws to keep me and corporations safe. Thank goodness, I survived to live in this truly safer day and age.
When I was three …
When I was three years old my grandfather and I went out, and I got to shoot the .22 rifle. I was doing things all the time, I think my brain received a growth boost due to it. In fact, according to mom, I remember when I was 11 months old. How? I remember I was walking around in her high heels, and they would make this extremely loud “clack” that grandma off.
Also, I got to “fly” (keep it level as a copilot) at four. I intend to raise my kids like I was raised, with love and curiosity.
I have done most of …
I have done most of those things as a kid. Except for throwing a spear lol.
BORING!!!!!
BORING!!!!!
“Drive a car” Hell, …
“Drive a car” Hell, now I’m getting nostalgic. My dad used to pull into our lane and let me sit on his lap and he’d let me steer the car home while he worked the pedals. Man, those were the days.
I’d want to start a …
I’d want to start a tinkering school of my own too
WOW!!!! – That is …
WOW!!!! – That is so true
In the long run …
In the long run we’re all dead.
If you don’t let …
If you don’t let your kids do things they’ll probably end up dying, hurting themselves or being incompetent when confronted to the REAL world for themselves.
Also, there’s no reason for a kid to die doing these things, they’re not stupid.
In short, let them …
In short, let them join boy scouts
Play with fire
Own …
Play with fire
Own a Knife
Throw a spear
Deconstruct Appliances
Break the DMCA
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That’s right! We …
That’s right! We should wrap our precious babies in foam and plastic, and not let them experience anything! They are too, too precious for that. And, they might find out what we are.
Our kids need …
Our kids need knowledge more than material things.
Part of the problem …
Part of the problem lies in the way our society views kids. We see them as small, weak and stupid, and view childhood as just a “phase” before they are ready to get a job.