Recyclart.org is a site dedicating to showing off recycled and salvaged projects from readers around the world. If you’ve followed WodoshopCowboy for a while, you know I make the most of the Houston ReUse Warehouse’s offerings. Here’s another shot at how my boys and I used louvered shutters and fence posts to create some pretty sweet littleContinue reading “Check Out the Shutter Table Project on Recyclart.org”
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This Week in the Shop: Put Your Legs Up On A Little Something (It’s a Stool)
When my grandfather asked for a footstool, I obliged. He’s one of those elder individuals with a he once built a school with his bare hands and then sent his kids across the ocean to come to this land and earn their fortune type of stories. Which means if he asks for a stool, show some respect. Do itContinue reading “This Week in the Shop: Put Your Legs Up On A Little Something (It’s a Stool)”
On the Workbench….
Make it safe this week & keep the rubberside down. Kids return to my classroom tomorrow, so I’ll see you when I see you. Oh, and like WoodshopCowboy on Facebook!
WoodshopCowboy Makes Make!
The balance bike project got a little play today from Make Magazine’s weekly Flickr pool round up. Check it out! MAKE | MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup. And remember to like WoodshopCowboy on Facebook will ya?
This Week in the Shop: On the Bench
A few pictures from the workbench…. Make it safe & keep the rubberside down this weekend. Remember to like WoodshopCowboy on Facebook! At thirty likes I’m giving something away….
Why I Do This: Well-Being
This is why my school approaches the whole child, stressing social connections for students with neurological differences as well as academics. You can’t have one without the other as an adult. Having approached my students like this for three years, I know this: I won’t teach any other way anymore. A study published this weekContinue reading “Why I Do This: Well-Being”
This Week in the Classroom: The Poor Man’s Tripod (For Taking Panoramic Outdoor Pictures)
My school is undergoing a little bit of construction…and by a little bit, I mean a cool of five mil of construction. We just needed a little documentation of the facts. I’m going to use this photography stand (and yes, I walked around with my shirt like that all day)… I put a 1/4 coarseContinue reading “This Week in the Classroom: The Poor Man’s Tripod (For Taking Panoramic Outdoor Pictures)”
Why I Do This: Invest in Teaching and the Return on Adventure
I think we need a new measurement for tracking the success of our maker ventures, a new yardstick. I propose “Return on Adventure” via MAKE | Maximizing Your ROA (Return on Adventure). There’s been much discussion of the value, in dollars and sense, of a good teacher, via What is a Good Teacher Worth? – NYTimes.com. I’mContinue reading “Why I Do This: Invest in Teaching and the Return on Adventure”
The High Cost of Winning the Educational Race
Interesting review in the New York Times today on parenting. Take a look… After all, as Levine notes, the inconvenient truth remains that not every child can be shaped and accelerated into Harvard material. But all kids can have their spirits broken, depression induced and anxiety stoked by too much stress, too little downtime andContinue reading “The High Cost of Winning the Educational Race”
This Week in the Classroom: Math Effect 2012
My job description will change a little this year: I’m a full-blooded, fully functioning math/sci teacher. Less woodshop, more classroom projects. And speaking of classroom projects: You can recognize a school that gives more than lip service to hands-on learning. Within its walls, you will find the arts, woodshop, theater, music and laboratory science.Continue reading “This Week in the Classroom: Math Effect 2012”
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