Comments on: Sid, not Andy http://www.davosnewbies.com/2009/03/30/sid-not-andy/ A year-round Davos of the mind, written since 1999 by Lance Knobel Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:38:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Abel Gammond http://www.davosnewbies.com/2009/03/30/sid-not-andy/comment-page-1/#comment-386744 Abel Gammond Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:53:17 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/?p=2384#comment-386744 I love the Toy Story movies, great animation. I love the Toy Story movies, great animation.

]]> By: Ehud http://www.davosnewbies.com/2009/03/30/sid-not-andy/comment-page-1/#comment-335576 Ehud Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:12:14 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/?p=2384#comment-335576 Lance, thanks for the info. I forgot about the issues with the Scouts, but I was really thinking about youth organizations more generally (perhaps "youth movements" is a better term for what I have in mind). Of course, the tinkering school does more, and has different goals - and may appeal to different kids. Still, it should be recognized that these sorts of activities are not as original, and that in different cultures/countries they (or a subset) may be more widely available than something like the tinkering school, which while very exciting is also very expensive. Lance, thanks for the info. I forgot about the issues with the Scouts, but I was really thinking about youth organizations more generally (perhaps “youth movements” is a better term for what I have in mind).

Of course, the tinkering school does more, and has different goals – and may appeal to different kids. Still, it should be recognized that these sorts of activities are not as original, and that in different cultures/countries they (or a subset) may be more widely available than something like the tinkering school, which while very exciting is also very expensive.

]]> By: Lance Knobel http://www.davosnewbies.com/2009/03/30/sid-not-andy/comment-page-1/#comment-335435 Lance Knobel Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:15:13 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/?p=2384#comment-335435 Ehud, that's true in the US as well, but tinkering school goes way beyond the comparatively innocent pursuits of the Scouts. There's also an issue in some communities (like Berkeley) with the Boy Scouts intolerant policies. Their rules prohibit membership by atheists, agnostics and "known or avowed" homosexuals. There are many good things about the Scouts, but such barbaric rules would certainly prevent me from enlisting my sons in the Scouts. This seems to be a largely US problem, according to the Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America_membership_controversies Ehud, that’s true in the US as well, but tinkering school goes way beyond the comparatively innocent pursuits of the Scouts. There’s also an issue in some communities (like Berkeley) with the Boy Scouts intolerant policies. Their rules prohibit membership by atheists, agnostics and “known or avowed” homosexuals. There are many good things about the Scouts, but such barbaric rules would certainly prevent me from enlisting my sons in the Scouts.

This seems to be a largely US problem, according to the Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America_membership_controversies

]]> By: Ehud http://www.davosnewbies.com/2009/03/30/sid-not-andy/comment-page-1/#comment-335321 Ehud Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:10:12 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/?p=2384#comment-335321 While the tinkering school sounds great, and had I not been over thirty I'd seriously consider attending, since I am not from the USA, I have to wonder if that sort of need isn't better served by things like the Scouts. In his TED presentation he talks about playing with fire, for example, something you tend to do in the boy scouts on field trips etc. At least in other countries. Isn't this the situation in the US? While the tinkering school sounds great, and had I not been over thirty I’d seriously consider attending, since I am not from the USA, I have to wonder if that sort of need isn’t better served by things like the Scouts.

In his TED presentation he talks about playing with fire, for example, something you tend to do in the boy scouts on field trips etc. At least in other countries.

Isn’t this the situation in the US?

]]> By: Adam http://www.davosnewbies.com/2009/03/30/sid-not-andy/comment-page-1/#comment-333753 Adam Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:31:22 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/?p=2384#comment-333753 Check Gever Tulley's (Tinkering School) TED presentation: "5 dangerous things you should let your kids do" http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/gever_tulley_on_5_dangerous_things_for_kids.html Check Gever Tulley’s (Tinkering School) TED presentation: “5 dangerous things you should let your kids do”

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/gever_tulley_on_5_dangerous_things_for_kids.html

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