easy as one, two, three, four

There is a great need for educational reform in the US, so to make things easy, please follow for the next three days as I explain. 

The first thing to recognize is that the brain, even among college students is good for only a very few minutes of lecture. Even the best minds wander and must for newly delivered information to be compared both to that which had previously been learned or taught and to the student’s own personal experience. 

Scaffolding, an integrated structure of previously acquired experiential learning supports the integration of new learning. Teachers in classes that drone on and on serve none well, and even the best and brightest may be struck by the triviality of what they’re being taught. 

Steering education away from the model in which a teacher stands at the head of the class could be as easy as requiring each teacher to provide students an opportunity to do real things related to their subject matter. If in doubt, consult the school shop teacher for ideas if one is available. 

In the meantime, 50 boxes are now through the first sanding process, have had the edges routed, and are ready for orbital sanding, grits, 150, 240 and 320 before signing. 

Make, fix and create.