| Tagline | 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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| Listed since | 11/17/2008 12:01:50 PM |
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| Site URL | http://wisdomofhands.blogspot.com/ |
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| Last updated | 2 days ago |
| Language | English |
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about craft
This is an excellent view of the meaning of craft. Modern employment leaves workers moving from one thing to another without the grounding in the development of skill that our humanity demands. Things
2 days ago
One on one
I'm home from having spent 5 days in Portland with the Guild of Oregon Woodworkers, and one of the things we discussed was teaching and learning styles. To help students through the process of cutting
4 days ago
class and presentation
Yesterday I finished a two day box making class with the Guild of Oregon Woodworkers, a total of 36 boxes having been made. Students were pleased, as was I, not only by the numbers and quality of boxe
1 week ago
Guild of Oregon Woodworkers
I'm in Portland, Oregon with the Guild of Oregon Woodworkers, making boxes. We have twelve students and studio assistants. We're making lift lid boxes, hinged boxes, and today will begin making slidi
1 week ago
Where are our values?
This gift article from the New York Times is about the manipulation of the American electorate through enlisting foreign participation in the defeat of Jimmy Carter. That may seem like a long time ago
1 week ago