{"id":387,"date":"2018-03-15T21:07:37","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T21:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myriverside.sd43.bc.ca\/amartin\/?page_id=387"},"modified":"2018-03-16T17:15:15","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T17:15:15","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/aamartin\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT–the importance of shop class"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cyou can\u2019t hammer a nail over the Internet.\u201d
\n\u2015\u00a0Matthew B. Crawford<\/a>,\u00a0Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe current educational regime is based on a certain view about what kind of knowledge is important: \u201cknowing that,\u201d as opposed to \u201cknowing how.\u201d
\n\u2015\u00a0Matthew B. Crawford<\/a>,\u00a0Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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These quotes illustrate the conscious effort that is needed in order\u00a0 to shift some value back towards tangible hands on skills.\u00a0 The importance of knowing how as opposed to knowing what is one that is growing ever more important.\u00a0 Woodworking teaches Design, Process, Attention to detail, Pride in ones work, Patience and Problem solving! As we become over more detached from the real world and buried into screens, vr, mmorpg and all the other conveniences afforded by carrying around the bulk of\u00a0 popular knowledge in our pockets accessible with the touch of a screen–The importance of doing<\/strong><\/em> and making<\/strong><\/em> are becoming more and more important.<\/p>\n

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