ted.com — Gever Tulley, founder of the Tinkering School, talks about our new wave of overprotected kids -- and spells out 5 (and really, he's got 6) dangerous things you should let your kids do. Allowing kids the freedom to explore, he says, will make them stronger and smarter and actually safer.
Jan 7, 2008 View in Crawl 4
blahtasticJan 7, 2008
Tried too hard.
darkciti2Jan 8, 2008
Awesome. My AP Comp. Sci teacher (Mr. P Boucknecht) let us take the fresnel lens out of his overhead projector and go outside and burn stuff with it. Awesome times. Go commodores!
14justiceJan 8, 2008
Yeah, and it gives airport security something to confiscate --- otherwise they might be unemployed.
charlie55Jan 9, 2008
you mean <a class="user" href="http://xkcd.com/37/">http://xkcd.com/37/</a>
alpereaJan 14, 2008
#6 Have a sip (or few) of beer. Don't treat it like it's a poison, or a big deal. My dad had this attitude towards me about beer. When I went to high school, it wasn't a big deal to me, beer was normal, so I didn't abuse it while trying to rebel like the other kids. I don't drink beer now that I have a child, so I can't try this. Hmm maybe that worked?
jazzboyrulesJan 18, 2008
That means he lost his index finger (l&r), Finger finger (l&r), thumb (l), pinky finger (l&r), ring finger (l&r). It seems that after the accident, he's left with just the right thumb. Because your text is missing at least one letter untyped from each of the other 9 digits. I counted the left thumb because you misses inbetween spaces which should involuntary be typed with the left thumb. (I am able to analyze this because I currently trapped in the procrastination flow chart.)
patgrahamblockJan 16, 2009
This is such a powerful talk. Many parents are so afraid their kids will do what they did when they were their age, that they try and shelter them.It stunts their emotional growth!