RISK ASSESMENT IN THE MODERN ERA.

I was on Facebook and I came upon a post showing the ingenious way people overcame problems in a previous time, the following is a brief explanation of what’s going on.

The 1959 photograph of children crossing a river using pulleys on their way to school in Italy is a remarkable snapshot of ingenuity and resilience in rural education. The scene likely depicts children using a makeshift pulley system to traverse a river, reflecting both the simplicity and effectiveness of traditional methods for daily tasks.

I commented thus;

And kids nowadays think they are stressed and have mental heath issues when being driven 200 yards to school in a massive 4×4 vehicle.

There followed the usual discussion one has on Facebook, suffice to say most of the comments seemed to be in agreement we me, however there is always the opposing point of view.

Opposing views.

I don’t think you have any idea of the mental health issues todays kids face.

No child of mine would be doing that.

I replied.

Would you not send them to school?

Someone else replied.

She could home school.

I responded.

I would imagine in a small community in Italy in 1959 home schooling would not have been an option, nor very popular with friends and neighbours. I could be wrong of course but having gone to school in those days the only person I ever heard of being home schooled was the Queen.

There followed more comments along the lines of; we had to dig through a 12 foot snow drift to get to school etc etc, however the thing that was most apparent was the difference between some of todays parents who would not have let their children use this pulley system to cross a river to get their children to school and those in 1959 who seemed to take this in their stride.

You would be taking a risk if you walked to school if you had to cross the road but in this day and age it seems too many parents are opting for the safer method of delivery in a massive 4×4 motor vehicle, which seems a shame as it must effect the young children’s outlook towards risk assessment.

I’m wondering if there is a shortage of applicants to be a spaceman, submarine captain, circus tightrope walker, or lion tamer and I fear some of these will become lost skills, especially that of lion tamer!

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2 Responses to RISK ASSESMENT IN THE MODERN ERA.

Peter's pondering says:

02/09/2024 at 6:53 pm

A few days ago I saw a video of a mother who had seen a young girl climbing a tree. She realised it was her own daughter and went to view and encourage her. It did my heart good to see that, rather than her telling the girl to get down immediately.

- The Diary of a Country Bumpkin says:
  
  02/09/2024 at 7:56 pm
  
  Every now and then you see a spark of normality in this crazy world and I must say it warms my heart to see it.