Analysis Of Gever Tulley's Ted Talk

While listing to the Ted Talk of Gever Tulley: 5 dangerous things you should let your kids do is an interesting topic. Tulley mentions objects that kids should be allowed to play with for they can have a valuable opportunity to learn how to interact with the world around them. With that said, Gever Tulley is a computer scientist and is the founder of Tinkering School. He is the benefactor of the organization Thinker; he wants to help kids build things they have in mind. The five dangerous things Tulley suggests kids should do are play with fire, own a pocket knife, throw a spear, deconstruct appliances, break DMAC, and drive a car. I agree with the idea Tulley explains throughout the Ted Talk. He gives us a better understanding of why people should allow their children play around with hazard objects. Tulley suggests that kids need to be familiar with hazard objects other than rounding every corner to eliminate every sharp end, but he advocates that children are being cut off valuable opportunities. He wants …show more content…
If children were to use dangerous objects there might be a possibility that they get hurt. Eventually, they'll understand what certain things are used for in their daily lives. For example, if you give children a piece of glass they don't know what to use it on but they'll find a way. Children will begin to process what things are used for and the objects and ideas become less dangerous and more useful. Even though, parents do the complete opposite and try to make everything perfect for their children they'll end up hurt. Parents don't want to see there kids hurt, so they do everything possible for them to be safe. Parents should at least allow their kids either play with fire, own a pocket knife, throw a spear, drive a car, deconstruct appliances, and break the laws. This a great idea because it does not only help them in the real world but they gain more