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1monster

(11,012 posts) Mon Aug 18, 2014, 02:09 PM Aug 2014

The Way Kids See It...

This video is about kids thinking about and trying to solve world problems...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=trueview-instream&v=2yjuWPJZtag

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The Way Kids See It... (Original Post) 1monster Aug 2014 OP

Recommended. (nt) NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #1

The continued infantilization of the masses. valerief Aug 2014 #2

Fine. No one said you had to. But asking kids to think out big problems is to help them 1monster Aug 2014 #3

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

1. Recommended. (nt)

Reply to 1monster (Original post)

Mon Aug 18, 2014, 02:25 PM

Aug 2014

valerief

(53,235 posts)

2. The continued infantilization of the masses.

Reply to 1monster (Original post)

Mon Aug 18, 2014, 03:47 PM

Aug 2014

I hate when kids are asked to address grown-up questions like their judgment is mature enough to assess world problems.

And, no, I didn't view the clip.

1monster

(11,012 posts)

3. Fine. No one said you had to. But asking kids to think out big problems is to help them

Reply to valerief (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 18, 2014, 07:39 PM

Aug 2014

learn to think critically and to develop their minds, not to solve the problems.

It's more to do with education than anything else.

And on edit, I think you underestimate kids.

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