Tag: Education

  • Review of ‘Why Don’t Students Like School?’

    Review of ‘Why Don’t Students Like School?’

    Someone once told me that being a teacher is a lonely job. It didn’t make sense at first. I mean teachers need to teach people right? But for myself, being a high school teacher I can see it now.  My students aren’t my peers. And other teachers, well as lovely and as well meaning as…

  • 9 Life Lessons That Woodworking Gives Young People

    9 Life Lessons That Woodworking Gives Young People

    Here’s a short list of general life lessons that I’ve noticed kids learn when working with wood. The List of Woodworking Lessons that Last a Lifetime: 1. You Get Out What You Put In Many kids are given a lot these days. A lot of; Toys Food Things to watch on TV and YouTube Games…

  • How to Introduce Children to the Pleasure of Building Projects

    How to Introduce Children to the Pleasure of Building Projects

    One thing I notice about people who do woodworking is that the passion for it developed quite naturally and independently. We all decided that we liked woodworking, on our own terms I remember what got me interested. My dad used to make furniture and bits and pieces out of wood for around the home. I…

  • Brain Development That Happens When Young People Take Up Woodworking

    Brain Development That Happens When Young People Take Up Woodworking

    These days education seems so literal and focused on results… The cycle goes something like this: Get introduced to a new topic Memorize it Study for test Take test Get a grade Repeat This can sound productive but it removes ‘learning’ and replaces it with ‘remembering’. There is a place for remembering in schools, but…