Educational Reform

The Goals of Sloyd Education:

To instill a taste for and an appreciation of work in general.
To create a respect for hard, honest, physical labor.
To develop independence and self-reliance.
To provide training in the habits of order, accuracy, cleanliness and neatness.
To train the eye to see accurately and to appreciate the sense of beauty in form.
To develop a sense of touch and to give general dexterity to the hand.
To inculcate the habits of attention, industry, perseverance and patience.
To promote the development of the body's physical powers.
To acquire dexterity in the use of tools.
To execute precise work and to produce useful products.

Otto Salomon, 1900

It's just that simple - 100 years later the educational policy makers are still farting around trying to come up with something that works. If we had stuck with this, no child would have been left behind. They really need to do something about that big blind spot in their rearview mirrors.

From: http://playbuildmake.blogspot.com/ by way of Wisdom of The Hands.

And to keep everything in perspective: Happy Easter Everyone! Eat your ham and count your blessings.