tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post1969023141460180360..comments2024-03-26T07:00:11.620-05:00Comments on Wisdom of the Hands: A solution for the inefficacy of conventional education.Doug Stowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-37169064576743124552015-10-17T08:22:46.419-05:002015-10-17T08:22:46.419-05:00It sounds like your son has a great attitude and s...It sounds like your son has a great attitude and serves as a great role model. My students go to the toy isle at Walmart and are inspired to make, not buy.<br /><br />You are welcome to quote form the blog, but I would prefer proper attribution. I have a mission here, and you help with the mission by helping me spread an understanding of what the hands do to enhance learning. Links to this blog will help.Doug Stowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-5886630046415168782015-10-17T07:46:31.086-05:002015-10-17T07:46:31.086-05:00Creativity opens up so many pathways in the mind. ...Creativity opens up so many pathways in the mind. My son, who is not able to buy new things for his sons, is building toys for his boys. A used plastic tricycle has a half gallon plastic jar with screw on lid screwed into its back so his 3 year old can carry home his treasures (like the trunk of a car) and many other amazing features. Non-working small power drills become ray guns (with orange golf ball glued to the end), giving his sons the gift of using their imaginations. What a joy to watch. They will grow up into people who do things. <br />Thanks for your blog. Sorry I haven't had time to read more of it. May I borrow your final phrase (Make, fix, create, and insist that others learn likewise.) ?Anittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11060860602574350028noreply@blogger.com