TED Talk Response #2

TED Talk by Gever Tulley

1. We live in a world where there are endless child safety regulations. There is no limit on how crazy child safety regulations can get. Everything sharper than a golf ball needs a warning printed on it to keep the children safe. Because we are preventing children from coming in contact with anything dangerous, the first time they encounter something like that, they will most likely hurt themselves with it. When the "safety zone" gets smaller, we cut children off from learning about how to deal with the world around them. Even though we try to protect them, they will still figure out how to do something dangerous. Playing with fire, owning a pocket knife, throwing a spear and deconstruction of appliances can help us raise our kids to be creative, confident, and in control of their environment. Each of things things stimulate the brain in different ways and can help children learn.
2. In this TED talk, the speaker did not have great speaking technique. He stuttered a little and his speaking was not very smooth. However, it was effective because he got a lot of valuable information across to the audience in a short amount of time.
3. Tulley's presentation style was very straightforward and easy to relate to. He included pictures of small children doing things he suggests we let them do, as well as familiar warning signs and things parents can relate to.
4. What matters from this TED talk is the idea that we should not restrain our children from the world around us, because when they are allowed to explore and discover through things we may consider "dangerous", they develop a sense of confidence and security when they are out in the world. This connects to me personally because I've always been allowed to experiment with things that could be called dangerous, and as a result I have a better understanding of what's really dangerous in this world and why. It connects to education because in modern days our education is very safe and steers children clear of dangerous things, but if we let them experience more not totally safe situations, they could be better prepared to face the outside world on their own. This talk connects to the world because we do have an ample amount of unnecessary child safety regulations that  could be loosened up so our children could learn and explore real life situations, not just things inside their "safety-zones".