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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
