Dette er netop det øjeblik at jeg startede 'Tinkering School'
This is the exact moment that I started creating something called Tinkering School.
Tinkering school er et sted hvor børn kan tage et stykke træ og hamre og andre farlige ting! I tillid I tillid til, at de ikke skader sig selv - og ikke skader andre Tinkering School følger ikke en læseplan og der er ingen tests Vi vil ikke lære nogen - specifikke ting Når børnene kommer
Tinkering School is a place where kids can pick up sticks and hammers and other dangerous objects, and be trusted. Trusted not to hurt themselves, and trusted not to hurt others. Tinkering School doesn't follow a set curriculum, and there are no tests. We're not trying to teach anybody any specific thing. When the kids arrive
bliver de konfronteret med en masse ting træ, søm, reb og hjul en masse værktøj - rigtigt værktøj Det er en seks dages intens oplevelse for børnene I denne kontekst giver vi børnene - tid Noget som kan synes at mangle i deres overbelagte liv Vores mål er at sikre at de forlader med en større følelse - at kunne ting end da de kom! og den dybe erkendelse at de kan løse ting ved at prøve Ingenting bliver som planlagt - aldrig
they're confronted with lots of stuff: wood and nails and rope and wheels, and lots of tools, real tools. It's a six-day immersive experience for the kids. And within that context, we can offer the kids time -- something that seems in short supply in their over-scheduled lives. Our goal is to ensure that they leave with a better sense of how to make things than when they arrived, and the deep internal realization that you can figure things out by fooling around. Nothing ever turns out as planned ... ever. (Laughter)
(Latter) og børnene lærer hurtigt når projekter går galt (Latter) Og bliver tryg ved tanken at hvert skridt i et projekt - er et skridt mod sød succes, eller grusom katastrofe Vi begynder med skriblen og skitser Og nogen gange laver vi rigtige planer andre gange går vi bare igang At skabe er hjertet i erfaringen hænderne dybt begravet og fuldt engageret i problemet i hånden Robin og jeg agerer som partnere holder overblikket i projektet rettet mod en fuldendelse Succes er at skabe Fejl er fejret og analyseret Problemer bliver puslebrikker og forhindringer forsvinder Når mødet bliver særligt svært
And the kids soon learn that all projects go awry -- (Laughter) and become at ease with the idea that every step in a project is a step closer to sweet success, or gleeful calamity. We start from doodles and sketches. And sometimes we make real plans. And sometimes we just start building. Building is at the heart of the experience: hands on, deeply immersed and fully committed to the problem at hand. Robin and I, acting as collaborators, keep the landscape of the projects tilted towards completion. Success is in the doing, and failures are celebrated and analyzed. Problems become puzzles and obstacles disappear. When faced with particularly difficult
med tilbageslag eller kompleksitet opstår en virkelig interessant adfærd: Dekoration (Latter) Dekoration af det ufærdige projekt er en konseptuel inkubation Fra disse mellemspil kommer dyb indsigt og fine nye tilgange, løser de problemer som frustrerede dem lige før Alle materialer er tilgængelige
setbacks or complexities, a really interesting behavior emerges: decoration. (Laughter) Decoration of the unfinished project is a kind of conceptual incubation. From these interludes come deep insights and amazing new approaches to solving the problems that had them frustrated just moments before. All materials are available for use.
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Video: Yay!
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(Bifald) Mange tak, det har været en fornøjelse
(Applause) GT: Thank you. It's been a great pleasure.
(Bifald) tekstet af Peter Hersted
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