Comment by WillAdams
1 year ago
No, that seems to be the prevailing viewpoint, which I find sad.
Powerful argument for Sloyd Woodworking instruction coming back to schools:
https://rainfordrestorations.com/category/woodworking-techni...
>Students may never pick up a tool again, but they will forever have the knowledge of how to make and evaluate things with your hand and your eye and appreciate the labor of others
See my other post in this discussion for a link to Kate Gladstone's site and as well as SE Briem's list of calligraphy texts.
A touchstone for me on this is John Quincy Adams' translation of Wieland's Oberon:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/458794
which it is well worth finding a facsimile copy of.
Or see:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/21860485@N06/albums/7215764113...
One thing to try, would be to have the child write thank you notes.
My third-grader here in digital Sweden started "Sloyd" woodworking class this month. Thanks for sharing these links.
The kids all have their own iPads in the classroom but they seem to be used very sparingly, mostly for extra drills occupying kids who finish their handwriting-heavy schoolwork early.