I contributed to this article at Woodcraft and was asked to help promote it.
Make, fix, create, and help your children do likewise. AI? Who needs it?
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This blog is dedicated to sharing the concept that our hands are essential to learning- that we engage the world and its wonders, sensing and creating primarily through the agency of our hands. We abandon our children to education in boredom and intellectual escapism by failing to engage their hands in learning and making.
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- I have been a self-employed woodworker in Eureka Springs, Arkansas since 1976. I live with my wife Jean on a wooded hillside overlooking our beautiful historic community. In addition to work in my wood shop,I'm retired from teaching at the Clear Spring School in a program called "The Wisdom of the Hands." That experience is summarized in my book, "The Guide to Woodworking with Kids". My book "Wisdom of our Hands: Crafting, A Life" is my attempt to explain the importance of hands on learning. I also write for Fine Woodworking, Popular Woodworking and other woodworking magazines. My new book, Designing Boxes was released in October 2024. My resume can be downloaded at www.dougstowe.com/resume.doc
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The link's focus on getting kids interested in woodworking pairs well with your reminder to make, fix, and create together. A first project can give a child a real role without rushing tool skills: let them choose the shape, help mark the outline and sand, while an adult handles any cutting step beyond their readiness. For adults looking for extra project ideas to assess for a supervised family build, TedsWoodworking has paid plans at tinyurl . com / TedsPlanGuide (without spaces). I earn a commission if you buy through it.
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