How has Society Passed You By?

guidomerkinsrules said
As both a parent and teacher I see this trend reversing
We certainly haven’t reverted back to the death traps of the 70s but playground equipment (while safe-ish) is much more about challenging kids
Schools are reintroducing the idea of the value of failure (and learning from failure)

Eh...maybe that stuff works.

I just see a trend in schools and parenting that is all about risk avoidance. Parents are scared, schools are scared. It seems to have swung to far.

There has to be a middle ground.

Kids need to be encouraged to take risk.

As I see it, either learn to accept risk and act anyway or work for someone that will