To tell children of the existence of dragons without fostering the courage to face them is, at best, completely misguided.
They have lockdown drills at my son’s elementary school but don’t tell the kids “why”. Literally just a scary “hide in the corner” session for no reason. Okay, fear time is over- back to class!
Interestingly, the safety/ fear culture phenomenon in school DOES provide children an opportunity for some independent thought. By policy, my son’s class is not allowed to run on the mulch. Thus, he has a choice- mindlessly obey, or be more clever about when and how he runs on the mulch (a la Harry Potter and his rule-breaking friends). Almost like resistance training for your ability to think critically (provided one is using home time wisely- see “dinnertime debates”).
Great points and references. Bravo!
Thanks, John. I appreciate it.
This is fantastic.
To tell children of the existence of dragons without fostering the courage to face them is, at best, completely misguided.
They have lockdown drills at my son’s elementary school but don’t tell the kids “why”. Literally just a scary “hide in the corner” session for no reason. Okay, fear time is over- back to class!
Interestingly, the safety/ fear culture phenomenon in school DOES provide children an opportunity for some independent thought. By policy, my son’s class is not allowed to run on the mulch. Thus, he has a choice- mindlessly obey, or be more clever about when and how he runs on the mulch (a la Harry Potter and his rule-breaking friends). Almost like resistance training for your ability to think critically (provided one is using home time wisely- see “dinnertime debates”).
Thank you for the insight. I loved this piece.
Tim- this is awesome and I’m really happy it resonated with you. Great to hear about your son’s experience and his application of a workaround.
Thank you.
Yes... to all of this. Well done, my friend.
Thanks, Erin
Powerful piece Jesse
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