“You can concentrate the history of all mankind into the evolution of flax, cotton, and wool fibers into clothing,” asserted Dewey. He described a class where students handled wool and cotton. As they discovered how hard it was to separate seeds from cotton, they came to understand why their ancestors wore woolen clothing. Working in groups to make models of the spinning jenny and the power loom, they learned cooperation. Together they understood the role of water and steam, analyzed the textile mills of Lowell, and studied the distribution of the finished cloth and its impact on everyday life. They learned science, geography, and physics without textbooks or lectures. Learning by doing replaced learning by listening. —Humanities (NEH)
Similar:
I'd love to do a shift at these gorgeous #neovictorian workstations, created in #Blender3D...
Some new locations for my #neovictorian #steampunk personal project. Created in #blender3d...
Congrats to all the winners at the Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film Project! Bit-Sized Productions ...
An English professor tries to help ChatGPT write and revise a sonnet
Students must learn how to get things wrong. Only one subject does that. [English.]
In October, 2002, I was blogging about stupid space explosions, the superiority complex, w...