tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post5417550581373220542..comments2024-03-26T07:00:11.620-05:00Comments on Wisdom of the Hands: More on Finland's schoolingDoug Stowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-56498320345322622012011-09-10T07:56:49.149-05:002011-09-10T07:56:49.149-05:00I think this sentence can be expanded:
"We, ...I think this sentence can be expanded:<br /><br />"We, it seems, want to turn education over to machines instead to save money."<br /><br />Some want to turn education over to machines in order to make money.John A Arkansawyerhttp://www.arkansawyer.com/wordpress/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-84930036198425448902011-09-07T18:09:27.957-05:002011-09-07T18:09:27.957-05:00This reminds me a lot of Montessori. My mother was...This reminds me a lot of Montessori. My mother was a Montessori teacher for 35 years, and I was a Montessori student until age 9.<br /><br />One of the topics it starts out with at the earliest age is "practical life", where 4-year-old kids are using child-size versions of kitchen tools to prepare food and do other basic tasks of living. Very hands-on.<br /><br />In fact, now when I teach hand tool woodworking, I use very similar methods. Get the tools in hand and just play with them, turning wood into shavings and sawdust to get the feel of it and develop the control. Develop the raw skill first before worrying about actually building something with it.Steve Branamhttp://www.closegrain.comnoreply@blogger.com