tan·gi·bleIsn't it interesting how much of our language was shaped by our having hands?
Pronunciation: tan-jə-bəl
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere to touch
Date:1589
1 a: capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch: palpable b: substantially real: material
2: capable of being precisely identified or realized by the mind -her grief was tangible
3: capable of being appraised at an actual or approximate value -tangible assets
This blog is dedicated to sharing the concept that our hands are essential to learning- that we engage the world and its wonders, sensing and creating primarily through the agency of our hands. We abandon our children to education in boredom and intellectual escapism by failing to engage their hands in learning and making.
Monday, June 29, 2009
tangible
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