That isn't what I said, this is a comic book guy response. Am I supposed to argue with you and support and argument I wasn't trying to make?
No one unskilled should do dangerous things, rather than throw up comment like this, why not make a constructive one along the lines of, "when I was 12 I wanted to build X and it required using the large table saw. I had to wait until I was 17 to do that because using the table saw blocked me. How can we unblock kids from completing their projects?"
You might not have, but jumping directly to using the most dangerous tool in the shop is not what one would expect for the most inexperienced person in the room.
The idea is that we ramp the responsibilities and the agency as the person is ready, not by some date.
I have known 10 year olds that could schedule a 100 person party and 40 year olds that are incapable of paying a parking ticket on time.
The thing I take point with is bringing up the most extreme counterpoint to the concept I put forth has the affect of either derailing the conversation or shutting it down. Don't vanquish imaginary dragons, give cover to a spring flower in a hailstorm under blue skies.
No one unskilled should do dangerous things, rather than throw up comment like this, why not make a constructive one along the lines of, "when I was 12 I wanted to build X and it required using the large table saw. I had to wait until I was 17 to do that because using the table saw blocked me. How can we unblock kids from completing their projects?"