tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post4443025478593094998..comments2024-03-26T07:00:11.620-05:00Comments on Wisdom of the Hands: Skill...Doug Stowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-68710368614707672302011-12-27T15:16:06.214-06:002011-12-27T15:16:06.214-06:00Robin, they can't place value on what they don...Robin, they can't place value on what they don't know. And our school system makes certain that a large proportion of kids slip through the crack of never experiencing the joy or challenges of hands on creativity. They've been called "finger blind" and just as a blind person cannot see the outlines of an object, the finger blind cannot perceive its intrinsic value. As long as they're running things we're screwed.Doug Stowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-81863191943475809802011-12-27T15:04:01.467-06:002011-12-27T15:04:01.467-06:00How could I resist a blog post titled with mt sing...How could I resist a blog post titled with mt single favourite word by one of my favourite online writers.<br /><br />It is all rather preaching to the converted but good to hear. <br /><br />Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts. Einstein<br /><br />Problem is the bean counters don't have enough nouse to value hand skill so they count easy stuff instead.Robin Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540543090007397534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-18723006119765496712011-12-26T08:46:28.521-06:002011-12-26T08:46:28.521-06:00I love the third paragraph. I shamelessly copied m...I love the third paragraph. I shamelessly copied most of it (with attribution) to Facebook and a new blog I am working on.Luke Townsleyhttp://unpluggedshop.comnoreply@blogger.com