tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post6408628278920444477..comments2024-03-26T07:00:11.620-05:00Comments on Wisdom of the Hands: When children explainDoug Stowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-35763245496468929122018-11-10T19:12:27.331-06:002018-11-10T19:12:27.331-06:00Kim, schools sequester children from reality and t...Kim, schools sequester children from reality and the kids know it. But give them real things to do that allow them to be of service to their families and communities and we see different results, than when they are locked into a regime of artificial learning and artificialized measurement of learning.<br /><br />That may not be what educational policy makers have in mind. Would they rather have complaisant consumers or activated minds? Forgive me for being suspicious. But kids are capable of doing real things.<br /><br />One thing about wood working, is that it's real. And that interjection of reality into education, the kids find refreshing.Doug Stowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-30670697615621622342018-11-10T18:43:32.919-06:002018-11-10T18:43:32.919-06:00I watched the video of Eleanor Duckworth and was s...I watched the video of Eleanor Duckworth and was struck by the richness of the lesson about milk + chocolate syrup.<br /><br />What a brilliant device to engage students in 'real world' numeracy.<br /><br />I've started thinking about ways to give students 'little problems' to solve like this one. The kids I work with have zero persistence in solving problems. <br /><br />Woodworking is one way I think we can help students discover the joy of solving the little problems that always occur. The result is motivational - a box or object of their own design & creation . . . not an answer to some abstract/irrelevant question on a worksheet that has greater value for its ability to be easily graded than appreciated for its subtle reflection of what the student is thinking.<br /><br />Kim<br />Kim J. Brandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02241312959214875576noreply@blogger.com