tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post2187379193911470163..comments2024-03-16T10:26:53.460-05:00Comments on Wisdom of the Hands: "It is the hand..."Doug Stowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-48679606623567474052010-04-10T07:55:34.917-05:002010-04-10T07:55:34.917-05:00I am sorry that my last post was logged under my s...I am sorry that my last post was logged under my son's name, "Seth".<br /><br />And I could not agree more. The whole idea behind high school "Industrial Arts" was not to teach a trade like they do in vo tech high schools, but to pass on a love and knowledge of the "wisdom of the hands" that would last a lifetime. Sad that it has become twisted into theory and technology to the point that it is almost gone in most schools. The pendulum is still swinging away and I hope it swings back sometime in our lifetime.cbolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03678815070130416727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-6681505847584093232010-04-08T20:37:24.402-05:002010-04-08T20:37:24.402-05:00I know that we need to realize, as you say, that c...I know that we need to realize, as you say, that college is not for everyone, but the message of the wisdom of the hands is that the hands and working with the hands are for everyone. Regardless of what you hope to do in your life, whether you plan to be an electrician or a Ph.D in philosophy or literature, your hands make you smarter than you would have been if you had left them idle. We are all diminished in intellect and character when the education of the hands is neglected.Doug Stowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-78283319265368839532010-04-08T20:31:24.517-05:002010-04-08T20:31:24.517-05:00I am "one who gets it". I just found ou...I am "one who gets it". I just found out that twice as many students have signed up for my wood shop classes for next year. I am not sure why....I only hope that some of them "get it" too. Some days I really wonder if our society will ever wake up and realize that college is not for everyone and that a good trade school is what many young people need.<br /><br />Keep making your boxes and force those Chinese to be busy while they find ways to compete!......but all kidding aside, I must admit that I have seen some very fine Chinese woodwork that convinces me that they have craftsmen who also "get it".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05482155928933860251noreply@blogger.com