Interview with Gever Tulley (Part 6): Power Tools, Fire, Pocket Knives and a Rube Goldberg Machine
Gever Tulley (http://gevertulley.com/) is one of my favourite people leading important changes for our children's education. Gever wrote a book called "50 Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do)", he started the Tinkering School, he is the creator of Tinkering Labs - educational kits that you receive in the mail, and he is the Founder of Brightworks - an amazing school in San Francisco.
The kids in my Upstanders Academy and I are so honoured that we were able to interview Gever. This is the final clip from our 40 minute interview. We talk about how the Tinkering School has never had a power tool injury, or any injury that required a hospital visit, in the 15 years that they have been operating. This proves to me Gever's theory that kids can be trusted with dangerous things. We also learn about a super cool Rube Goldberg machine that they made that was water powered. I want to go to the Tinkering School!
I love everything that Gever does. Imagine what all our amazing children would be able to achieve if each of them got to experience the type of learning opportunities that Gever provides? That is the world that I want to help build. I hope that you feel as inspired as I do after listening to Gever.
Watch all six, five-minute clips from this interview at the links below:
Part One - • Interview with Gever Tulley (Part 1): Mayb...
Part Two - • Interview with Gever Tulley (Part 2): Buil...
Part Three - • Interview with Gever Tulley (Part 3): Send...
Part Four - • Interview with Gever Tulley (Part 4): More...
Part Five - • Interview with Gever Tulley (Part 5): Do T...
Part Six - • Interview with Gever Tulley (Part 6): Powe...
Filmed in June 2020.