Totally agree Bill...but...most parents can't "drive." So they send their kids to school to "learn." Except most teachers can't "drive" either and very rarely get use their cars for anything other than getting back and forth to "work," and for "shopping." I have a series of slides I used to use with the analogy of teachers as lifeguards, but this is much better. Will include it in my parent preso next year.
@paulbogush It's really similar to when automobiles came into widespread use - think roaring twenties. Young people were liberated while older people were bewildered by the new pace of the world. My grandpa's dad had a model T on the farm. The "T" couldn't go uphill because the fuel tank was gravity flow (no pump). As a kid, grandpa figured out he could back up a hill and it wouldn't die.
I agree with the point you're trying to make. It's kind of sad that children are left unattended because, in a way, it is like putting someone in the Gun captain's position with no training and just saying, "have fun!"
That reminds me, perhaps this is totally the wrong video for asking, but when you served aboard the Missouri, was there any special training you had to go through and what was it like?
@Contrajoe Yes, we were always training. There was gunfire support training, damage control training, firefighting, shipboard security, etc. etc. Yep, we always had training. In fact, I attended 2 years of service school before I ever set foot on a ship.
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I really really don't allow my kids drive alone. It's for their safety anyway.
fivequotes 1 month ago
He ate ring pops
MilkChocoMarshmallow 6 months ago
Watched it with my kids.!
stingerasd 1 year ago
Love it!
Backroadsnews 1 year ago
good point bill...other than that, i miss thomas, wow! he's that big guy now!!! can't wait to see him this thanksgiving! - jo and phil
jbsechtem 1 year ago
Totally agree Bill...but...most parents can't "drive." So they send their kids to school to "learn." Except most teachers can't "drive" either and very rarely get use their cars for anything other than getting back and forth to "work," and for "shopping." I have a series of slides I used to use with the analogy of teachers as lifeguards, but this is much better. Will include it in my parent preso next year.
paulbogush 1 year ago
@paulbogush It's really similar to when automobiles came into widespread use - think roaring twenties. Young people were liberated while older people were bewildered by the new pace of the world. My grandpa's dad had a model T on the farm. The "T" couldn't go uphill because the fuel tank was gravity flow (no pump). As a kid, grandpa figured out he could back up a hill and it wouldn't die.
billgx 1 year ago
This reminds me that I should have waited on the K-state proud assistant professor remix.
Contrajoe 1 year ago
I agree with the point you're trying to make. It's kind of sad that children are left unattended because, in a way, it is like putting someone in the Gun captain's position with no training and just saying, "have fun!"
That reminds me, perhaps this is totally the wrong video for asking, but when you served aboard the Missouri, was there any special training you had to go through and what was it like?
Contrajoe 1 year ago
@Contrajoe Yes, we were always training. There was gunfire support training, damage control training, firefighting, shipboard security, etc. etc. Yep, we always had training. In fact, I attended 2 years of service school before I ever set foot on a ship.
billgx 1 year ago