tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post6923240412840419316..comments2024-03-26T07:00:11.620-05:00Comments on Wisdom of the Hands: the hands run deep...Doug Stowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-62212710496066477952012-09-07T13:28:20.619-05:002012-09-07T13:28:20.619-05:00I couldn't agree more to William James. I espe...I couldn't agree more to William James. I especially like the part regarding how children look upon fire: It is definitely not seen as a chemical process, but precisely as he describes.<br />This year our children have excelled in swirling glowing sticks around in the air after dark, awestruck by the scenery of an orange glowing pattern "magically" appearing in the air.<br />I believe that a lot of these "hands on" experiences can easily be applied allready in the kindergarden and in the Kindergarden class.<br /><br />I transported my cider equipment down to the local kindergarden a couple of years back, and the children helped in pressing the apples. It was a huge success. <br />First we tried to see if we could squeeze juice from an apple merely by pressing it in the hand. We couldn't. Then we ran the apple through the grater (I don't know if that is the correct English word). Then one of the 3 year old girls tried to squeeze the pulp, and this produced some juice.<br />So I have a feeling that they learned something hands on that day.<br />Jonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.com