Supermanning?

"Flyingmonk" wrote

Helicopter crewman died in ''Supermanning'' stunt, Navy says

There currently is nothing expressly banning Supermanning.

Some of you here know that I teach carpentry to high school students.
Teaching the use of power tools and very sharp hand tools is always a
challenge, because like the flight crews in the Navy, it is impossible to
make enough rules to cover every single situation, and every type of
possibly dangerous use of tools.

I try to get them to always think of "what would happen if something went
wrong, right now" while working, and point out some specific examples. It
is something that I rarely go a day without reminding someone to "stop and
think," even if only to point out to them (and the others) what they are
doing right.

It is always a hard thing, because the kids of this age are of the "it won't
happen to me" process of thought, (judgement-no second way out of trouble-a
parachute would have helped) or because they act on impulse, without taking
the time to stop and think, *at all.*

Once again, I cite the studies that have somewhat recently come out, showing
that these two types of behaviors (judgement and impulse control) are not
types of thought proccesses that have fully developed until out of the teen
years, and sometimes even later. Still, I have to work on developing it in
my students, children and explorers, because without it, people end up
disabled - or dead.

Remind yourself to try and teach this to your teenager (or others around
you), be it around airplanes, cars or tools, or the backseat of a car.

They need our help, everyone.

I now get off of my soapbox. g
--
Jim in NC