Tinkering School

When i first saw this clip on tinkering school in class i thought it was a joke. I wasn't sure if it was suppose to be serious or if this guy was just doing this to be funny. I then decided to wait to see what everyone else in the class wrote on there blog of the clip so then i decided that it was suppose to be serious. I still don't believe that kids built this stuff by themselves because ya there were pictures of them building stuff and a video of a kid on a roller coster but the guy didn't show any footage of them building stuff. How do I know that they just didn't strap a camera on that roller coster to show to the audience that there was a kid on there. I don't believe in this whole idea of giving power tools to kids because I think they would just think there guns and point them at each other. I have a six year old brother and there is no way that he would no how to do any of that, he doesn't even know how to tie his shoes yet. I bet under 10 percent of the kid population that are that age in the United States would know how to do that stuff and are even interested because the world today is a lot different then it was 10 years ago. Kids are into video games and watching television not going out and building things. I mean some kids are into that stuff but not as many as there used to be. If this actually did happen i bet there were probably an adult next to every child so they didn't screw a nail into themselves or throw a piece of wood at somebody. I also wonder how long it really did take these kids to build this stuff if they really did build it. I think the whole idea behind the tinkering school is a good idea, like letting the children be in a different setting than a school and having more freedom but power tools, ya i don't think so. I also think camp settings are a really good way to learn a lot of different things and starting at a young age to go to camp learning places is a really good idea. I never know if i will be right or wrong but if i am right i feel sorry for everyone that went to that conference just to listen to that guy especially if they had to pay money. If I am wrong so be it life goes on and just remember don't hate the playa hate the game.