Don’t worry, they aren’t hoarders. You may be relieved to hear that it’s very common for young people to collect things. Starting from about age 7 through to about age 14 or 15, collecting is a popular pastime for many young people. What did you collect? One thing I collected was stickers. I still have my sticker books and–believe it or […]
Tag: #toolsofimagination
Cognitive tools–theoretical and practical examples
Teaching Poetry From The Inside Out
By Marlene Roseboom (Teacher, MEd in Imaginative Education) The question was recently put to me, seeing that April is poetry month, of how to use cognitive tools to teach poetry. That’s a pretty easy question to answer, seeing as poetry has embedded within itself many cognitive tools. (Think, for example, of emotion, imagery, metaphor, and music […]
Literacy And Driving In Screws With A Hammer
Guest Post: Dr. Kieran Egan Driving in screws with a hammer You could, of course, drive in a screw with a hammer, but it’s hard work and in the process you will destroy the gripping power of the screw, and in the end you will have an ineffective result. A poor worker who does such […]