Hey y'all,
I guess I've not written much on here for a wee bit. Been contemplating lots of things but not shared them with you. I did however want to share this short TED talk with you. I love it. see what you think???
http://www.ted.com/talks/gever_tulley_on_5_dangerous_things_for_kids.html
Did we not try this out (as adults) at Babson? and learn how we need to get our hands on things early on and try them out. I hope we don't forget that when we go back to Scotland and back in to the real world of business with all those cynics around us. We can achieve anything if we put our minds to it and use those tools!
"You can't enjoy it if you're not part of it - get out there and do it" as my dad would say!
Enjoy the last month where you are guys, we're nearly finished this part of the journey...........
Lx
I really enjoyed watching this, thanks for sharing it with us. Enjoy the next 4 weeks and I look forward to seeing you again in August.
Paulx
Oor Lesley... great stuff....and yes...I am sure we will keep the cynics at bay....Jim
He's a great guy is Gever Tulley. There something similar going on this summer over at MIT during the summer, which is a bit like "scrap-heap" challenge for kids. Unfortunately it was booked solid so I couldn't get my own little ones enrolled. Check out what Gever get's up to at his tinkeringschool.com at www.ted.com/.../588
I found a similar thing (but in a very different vein) being organised by Richard Dawkins in the UK. "Camp-goers aged eight to 17 will also be taught how to disprove phenomena such as crop circles and telepathy. In the Invisible Unicorn Challenge, any child who can prove that unicorns do not exist will win a £10 note..."
No that's different thinking...