tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post13336393455204457..comments2024-03-26T07:00:11.620-05:00Comments on Wisdom of the Hands: "we don't want any lazy-bones," 1888Doug Stowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-80574111744605753102014-02-09T11:27:24.454-06:002014-02-09T11:27:24.454-06:00Andy, I have heard that Germany still has a strong...Andy, I have heard that Germany still has a strong apprenticeship program. Now unfortunately too many nations follow what the US does. But with kids feeling estranged from their own learning, things aren't really working out so well. Folks keep fighting about things here when they could just look back and see that maybe we've over looked something about how we learn and how we can restore enthusiasm for learning.Doug Stowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-19099215904168247852014-02-09T10:47:26.266-06:002014-02-09T10:47:26.266-06:00I'm currently doing a 3 year apprenticeship in...I'm currently doing a 3 year apprenticeship in Germany as a carpenter, and a very large part of the course is technical drawing. I wondered why this is as a journeyman carpenter will be unlikely to prepare drawings until they take their masters qualification, but reading what you say here, it makes sense and it seems this aspect of teaching observation through drawing is still used here.<br />We still have grades in the same way as well.Andy_in_Germanyhttp://www.workbike.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-83004172971174755172014-02-08T08:20:30.812-06:002014-02-08T08:20:30.812-06:00What a great quotation.
Mario
What a great quotation.<br /><br />Mario<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01862581793109521180noreply@blogger.com