To borrow a concept from Alfred in Batman...
A child with great magical power and a burning desire to use it does not require someone holding them back, they require guidance. I think the TSAB's reasoning for giving children assignments revolves around the idea that if they DON'T give them something to do they'll just go off and get in bigger trouble on their own.
And, also, keep in mind that the only kids we've seen with ranks so far are actually pretty exceptional children. (Elio and Caro actually seem to be better grounded than Subaru and Teana in some ways, in fact.)
Spoilers In White: What would have happened, had Nanoha not been a member of the TSAB at that point in the plot, would be that she'd have collapsed somewhere between wherever she was and Earth. She would've probably been taken back to Earth, where no doctor would've had ANY clue what was wrong with her.. and she would've wound up stuck in a wheelchair, burned out. As she was a member of the TSAB, however, she got the specialist care she needed and is now back on her feet and beamspamming with impunity.
If you have a resource that is going to run off and do its own thing unless you give them something to do, you start using that resource yourself.- Grumpy Uncle Gearhead
- Grumpy Uncle Gearhead
A child with great magical power and a burning desire to use it does not require someone holding them back, they require guidance. I think the TSAB's reasoning for giving children assignments revolves around the idea that if they DON'T give them something to do they'll just go off and get in bigger trouble on their own.
And, also, keep in mind that the only kids we've seen with ranks so far are actually pretty exceptional children. (Elio and Caro actually seem to be better grounded than Subaru and Teana in some ways, in fact.)
Spoilers In White: What would have happened, had Nanoha not been a member of the TSAB at that point in the plot, would be that she'd have collapsed somewhere between wherever she was and Earth. She would've probably been taken back to Earth, where no doctor would've had ANY clue what was wrong with her.. and she would've wound up stuck in a wheelchair, burned out. As she was a member of the TSAB, however, she got the specialist care she needed and is now back on her feet and beamspamming with impunity.
If you have a resource that is going to run off and do its own thing unless you give them something to do, you start using that resource yourself.- Grumpy Uncle Gearhead
- Grumpy Uncle Gearhead