Summary:
In Gever’s lecture, he suggests that let children go 5 dangerous things. These things can make children learn more than studying. In fact, children always figure out how dangerous things they can do, so the purpose of Gever’s suggestion is find out how simple things to make children to be confident and creativity. First of all, he suggests that children can play with fire. Children can learn how to control fire such as extension, intake, and combustion. This is a great chance for them to get a basic knowledge of fire. Another thing he suggests is own a pocket knife. If children have their own knife, they can develop and extent sense by themselves through knife. Although knife is a universal tool, they will probably get a good practice and experience. Then, He believes that throw a spear can develop children’s physical and attention skills, even training their whole body. The fourth thing that he suggests is deconstruct appliances. Children can learn more through appliances because these are knowable. The last thing he suggests children can do is break the DMCA. Children should know common laws. In fact, they are breaking the laws when they listen to MP3. Finally, Gever also suggests that parents can drive a car with their children since children can know the basic knowledge about it. (words: 220)
Response:
I don’t really agree with Gever’s point of view because playing with fire and knife is the dangerous ways for children. For me, my parents always remind me that I should be careful about gas fire at home even thought I am an adult now. I think every parent really care of their children. When Gever suggested children can play fire, I think audience may think it’s a dangerous way. On the contrary, I think throwing a spear and deconstruct appliances are good idea. Children can learn lots of knowledge from different ways, especially interesting activities. The most important thing is no matter children are doing a dangerous thing; the parents must be there with them. Maybe Gever has a good suggestion, but we must provide a safety place for our children when they are playing fire and knife. Be honest, if children get hurt from fire or knife, they will have unforgettable memory in their life. Thus, they won’t play it anymore. (words: 163)
I strongly agree with you. Kids are young and ignorance, they like playing with fire. Lack of understanding the danger of fire, children play with fire, sometimes will be endangered their lives. Kids play with fire are usually in the time without the parents and adults. So once a fire, due to lack of fire knowledge, kids are often scared to escape, hiding and can not put out the alarm. Therefore, kids should be strengthened Management education, and provide them a place to create some useful activities that can reduce the chance of kids to play with fire. In fact, not just playing with fire, parents should pay more attention to the growth of children which will avoid their children in danger. Parents should teach children the knowledge of safety and let them stay away from those dangerous things. To give kids a safer and better living environment than before.
ReplyDeleteThe third point about deconstructing appliance is good idea. It will help children to improve their visual skills and imagination. However, playing with knives and fire.... Forgive me.... bad idea. Kids are so young to be close to knives or fires, not even to play with them. I'm an adult now but I've never want to try have fun with those kinds of things. Parents can guide their children to do other helpful than risking their children's life with knives and fire (only if you want your children to become a chef or fire fighter.....Anyway, just kidding.)
ReplyDeleteYes, I also agree with all of you that every parent should take care of their kids from fire, knives, and so on. As we know, kids want to do what we they like, they don’t understand what is right and what is wrong, but as a parent, we know what is right for them and we watch their activities very carefully. Kids have a curiosity to know about the things what they see, that’s why they do activities without knowing the result of it. In India, we celebrate Diwali festival every year, which is the main festival of India. We celebrate this festival with great pomp and show. We play with firecrackers and on that day, parents take care of their kids from fire by giving some guidelines and play with them carefully. People who don’t care their kids on that day, their children suffer from traumas. Parents should keep eye on their children’s activities because some their activities especially fire not only hurt the children themselves but also other people. (Word count: 172)
ReplyDeleteI disagree with Irene. Even tough the lecture says in a funny way the we should let our children play with dangerous things I do not think that is the main point. I think the real focus of the lecture, is that we should let or kids interact with those dangerous things so that they have a knowledge of how those things work and how dangerous they could be. I completely agree with that idea because I think that when kids are in development, that is the perfect time to explain them what is wrong and what is right. In that period of time they will have a clear fresh understanding of the things. I remember when I was a kid my mom used to work for the government so she carry a gun. Obviously my mom did not let me play with it. but one they she gave it to me (unload) and she explained me everything about it, why I should not take and why it could be really dangerous. I think that was a valuable lesson and it was really good because I had contact with the object so I had a better understanding of the situation. (200 words)
ReplyDeleteSome people say (in Korea)” if you teach how fire is dangerous children first, children can’t learn treat fire.” I understand his points that adults should allow children to learn by treating various things and children can learn more by such experiences. When I was young, my mom allowed me to join her cooking, so I could cut vegetable and treat fire. I believe that was very exciting moments and developed carefulness and ability to treat knife and fire. However, I believe it is only allowed when kids are with adults such as their parents or instructors. The reason is that many children are not aware of how using such a things are dangerous and are tend to careless than adults, and thus it can cause serious bad results. For example, children can harm their peer while playing with it and they usually do not double-check whether fire is extinguished or not if adults do not remind them of it. Therefore, adults should allow children to treat various things though they have dangerous sides, but they should be with children when children use it.
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I agree with Yamil idea about what he said about main idea of this video. In my opinion parents have to talk to their children and explain them about the dangerous stuff. By just saying that this is dangerous and do not touch it or play with it, it is not going to help. Children want to know that why we say that do not touch. However, if we show them the real object and tell them that what this object can do and give them an example than children can understand it better. In conclusion, parents have a very important job to do for their children’s safety
ReplyDeleteMy childhood was very interesting comparing to the modern children’s childhood. Growing up in the small village I had a chance to try out many things and I made bad and good things. I think the best place for the children is to grow up in a small village, because that’s the place where you learn far more things than in the city. I spent my childhood days outside playing with other kids, we were doing bad and good things, which strengthened my personality and taught me to deal with problems and prepared me to deal with life. I did get punishment for my behavior and learnt from it a lot. The main point is that I have nice memories from my childhood, and I wasn’t locked up in the room with pillows to not hurt myself as the present kids are. Overprotecting your children is almost as bad as letting your TV do the parenting!
ReplyDeleteGreat topic, Irene. I have to say I was very lucky as a child. I got to do all the things talked about in the video . . . and more! Besides a few cuts, bruises and a couple of trips to the hospital, the main result of my early experiences was a good, healthy understanding and respect for dangerous things.
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