I wouldn't try to promote lacemaking as a way to develop other tangible life skills. The outcome is entirely dependent on the individual. What excites one person may drive another crazy. Don't let lacemaking go the same route as the forced piano lessons of childhood!
Clay Sent from my iPad On Jul 7, 2013, at 9:48 AM, lynrbai...@desupernet.net wrote: > Dear Clay, et al, > So, which horizons specifically would be broadened? If one is trying to > promote lacemaking as a skill capable of developing other capabilities of the > mind, to persuade educators and others to help with teaching children by > promoting the craft, providing space, all that, one needs to be specific. > Generalities do not work nearly as well in such an argument. lrb > >> Clay wrote: >> I would like to suggest that teaching children to make lace would >> broaden their horizons in many ways, allowing the potentials with which >> they were born to develop. > > > "My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, > please ignore it. I read your emails." > > - > 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/ - 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/