For those of you who appreciate the aspect of handcraft in our work, I thought I’d draw your attention to the blog “Wisdom of the Hands” by Arkansan woodworker and teacher Doug Stowe. I learned about it while reading Matthew B. Crawford’s Shop Class as Soulcraft. Doug is something of a voice in the wilderness in arguing for more hands-on learning and a return to manual arts in schools—especially in the younger years.If handcraft is part of the bedrock of an economy (indeed, of civilization), as I argued in my essay “Real Wealth: The Value of Art and Craft in a Debased Economy,” it’s certainly part of the foundation of learning. I hope you’ll check it out and help spread the word about Stowe’s sound thinking and important work.
“Wisdom of the Hands”—Doug Stowe Advocates for Handcraft in Education
For those of you who appreciate the aspect of handcraft in our work, I thought I’d draw your attention to the blog “Wisdom of the Hands” by Arkansan woodworker and teacher Doug Stowe. I learned about it while reading Matthew B. Crawford’s Shop Class as Soulcraft. Doug is something of a voice in the wilderness in arguing for more hands-on learning and a return to manual arts in schools—especially in the younger years.If handcraft is part of the bedrock of an economy (indeed, of civilization), as I argued in my essay “Real Wealth: The Value of Art and Craft in a Debased Economy,” it’s certainly part of the foundation of learning. I hope you’ll check it out and help spread the word about Stowe’s sound thinking and important work.