It seems as though Scandinavian schools, in the past at least, had a crafts curriculum. When I was young a girl moved to our neighborhood from Norway. She had a complete set of doll clothes that she had knitted. When I asked her about it, she said she had knitted them in school. Why don't we do things like this in our school, I recall thinking. Later, I met a lacemaker who was Scandinavian, and she said she had learned bobbin lace, and many other crafts, because her best friend's mother was the administrator in charge of hand crafts for the local school district. I recall thinking, wow, they actually have such a position in schools there. So, what is the educational justification that Scandinavians use, or used for this curriculum? Do they still do it? Devon
- To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
