I have wondered since the day, far too late in life, that I started pounding nails, why is it that we don't start teaching carpentry the day we start teaching math. Other skills would work as well. It's just that wood is so solid and so real. We could start with balsa wood for children not ready for the challenge of sawing spruce or pine. Or let the actual cutting be the teacher's job after the measurement has been checked.
Measuring, addition, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, geometry.
Why does school need to be so theoretical. We are training our children to take their place in the world. Can we not teach skills that will not only give them their math but teach them real world skills?
Why does school need to be so theoretical. We are training our children to take their place in the world. Can we not teach skills that will not only give them their math but teach them real world skills?
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