tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post3624589956290325389..comments2024-03-26T07:00:11.620-05:00Comments on Wisdom of the Hands: Danish Sloyd...Doug Stowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-15561125343805307692012-08-16T16:47:28.911-05:002012-08-16T16:47:28.911-05:00My daughter started 6th grade this Monday, and tom...My daughter started 6th grade this Monday, and tomorrow (Friday) she is going to have her first school lessons in Sloyd (we live in Denmark). <br />I am more excited about it than she is. <br />My father, is a retired Sloyd teacher, and according to him another of the good things about the class is: That some of the children who might not be ahead in the other classes can perhaps have a better chance in this class. So they get to feel that they are good at something.<br />But sadly our government have talekd about that sloyd should be taken out of the school system. Their argument is that it was primarily used to give boys an insight in how to repair things at home and to fabricate small articles. Which (according to the politicians)nobody does anymore..<br />I hope they won't succeed, because sloyd is a good way of trying some of the theory in practice.<br />Best regards <br />JonasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-49011941847005091112012-08-03T06:00:06.174-05:002012-08-03T06:00:06.174-05:00It was a huge surprise to me to discover that math...It was a huge surprise to me to discover that math could be useful and not just torture for part of the school day.<br /><br />MarioAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01862581793109521180noreply@blogger.com