Kid on Wire: Let Children Take Risks and Learn to Trust Their Own Intuition; with Philippe Petit Video Lecture | Confessions of an Outlaw: A Creativity Workshop - Self Help Learning

I came to trust my intuition of course with
a little bit of trial and error framing the
process.
And I think it’s one of the strongest and
richest creative force except it’s very
sad to see around as most day now system of
education that we shrivel that force.
We say to a kid don’t think by yourself.
Read the book, listen to your teacher, do
what the adult says.
And well yes there will be some truth there
but I think the best way to open the door
to intuition for a child is to put them in
front of a creative problem, you know, I don’t
know a little origami or building something.
And then first let them do what they feel
and them rely on their intuition.
And then if they go in a completely wrong
direction they themself will stop and turn
to an adult for help, you know.
So it’s a very delicate thing to teach – to
bring intuition to a child or to anybody for
that matter but mostly a child.
They’re so sensitive about being forced
to do and to think a certain way.
So my proposal is to not open a door and,
you know, propels the kids forward but to
open the door a tiny bit and have the kid
use it moving the door that was ajar.
Now it’s full.
And then they’re going to discover, they’re
going to explore with their own way of thinking,
their own intuition and improvisation.
And then yes, the adult is there to make sure
there’s no accident, you know.