Comments on: Tinkering School http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/2010/03/02/tinkering-school/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:55:04 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Barbara Frank http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/2010/03/02/tinkering-school/comment-page-1/#comment-3536 Barbara Frank Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:07:10 +0000 http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/?p=948#comment-3536 Q of C, I think your nephews are very fortunate! Kaye, glad to hear the tradition continues :) Thanks for stopping by! Q of C, I think your nephews are very fortunate!

Kaye, glad to hear the tradition continues :)

Thanks for stopping by!

]]> By: Kaye Swain http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/2010/03/02/tinkering-school/comment-page-1/#comment-2557 Kaye Swain Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:45:43 +0000 http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/?p=948#comment-2557 What a great idea! My girls were blessed with a dad who let them tinker with him and all of them can wield a hammer and screwdriver better than I could at their age. He was great at teaching safety precautions and set a goal for them to be able to accomplish certain steps before they could "man" his biggest saw. They were so proud when they accomplished that! Now my grandchildren are following their parents around and learning as well. It's a very useful tradition! Homeschooling programs like these would be especially great for single parent families or kids who's dad might be deployed! :) What a great idea! My girls were blessed with a dad who let them tinker with him and all of them can wield a hammer and screwdriver better than I could at their age. He was great at teaching safety precautions and set a goal for them to be able to accomplish certain steps before they could “man” his biggest saw. They were so proud when they accomplished that!

Now my grandchildren are following their parents around and learning as well. It’s a very useful tradition!

Homeschooling programs like these would be especially great for single parent families or kids who’s dad might be deployed! :)

]]> By: Queen of Carrots http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/2010/03/02/tinkering-school/comment-page-1/#comment-2359 Queen of Carrots Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:43:31 +0000 http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/?p=948#comment-2359 My nephews have a "laboratory" (they don't quite spell it that way) in the basement where they have heaps of old junk and tools to take apart (and occasionally, put back together). It's so cool! My nephews have a “laboratory” (they don’t quite spell it that way) in the basement where they have heaps of old junk and tools to take apart (and occasionally, put back together). It’s so cool!

]]> By: Carnival of Homeschooling – Party Edition | Homeschool Bytes http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/2010/03/02/tinkering-school/comment-page-1/#comment-2354 Carnival of Homeschooling – Party Edition | Homeschool Bytes Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:22:28 +0000 http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/?p=948#comment-2354 [...] Frank presents Tinkering School posted at Barbara Frank. What a great idea – invite kids, bring tools and supplies, add a [...] [...] Frank presents Tinkering School posted at Barbara Frank. What a great idea – invite kids, bring tools and supplies, add a [...]

]]> By: Barbara Frank http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/2010/03/02/tinkering-school/comment-page-1/#comment-2256 Barbara Frank Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:07:19 +0000 http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/?p=948#comment-2256 Carol, your kids are so fortunate. I'll bet the neighbor kids like coming over and hanging out. Gever, thanks so much for stopping by and letting homeschoolers know that we can get help and ideas from you. Your "Tinkering School" concept is terrific, and much-needed by all kids. Karen, most of the co-ops I've known about were more textbook-based. Sounds like you know some good ones. Carol, your kids are so fortunate. I’ll bet the neighbor kids like coming over and hanging out.

Gever, thanks so much for stopping by and letting homeschoolers know that we can get help and ideas from you. Your “Tinkering School” concept is terrific, and much-needed by all kids.

Karen, most of the co-ops I’ve known about were more textbook-based. Sounds like you know some good ones.

]]> By: Karen Lange http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/2010/03/02/tinkering-school/comment-page-1/#comment-2248 Karen Lange Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:27:18 +0000 http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/?p=948#comment-2248 We touched on a bit of this kind of thing with our homeschool co-ops. Great real life stuff! Thanks for sharing this, Barbara. We touched on a bit of this kind of thing with our homeschool co-ops. Great real life stuff! Thanks for sharing this, Barbara.

]]> By: gever tulley http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/2010/03/02/tinkering-school/comment-page-1/#comment-2246 gever tulley Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:19:41 +0000 http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/?p=948#comment-2246 Hi Barbara, I must point out that we do offer a scholarship program, but perhaps more to your point, the charter of Tinkering School is to promote and create meaningful hands-on experiences for children world-wide. To that end, we freely share all of the process and techniques we use with everyone who asks. Our summer program is an immersive training for the volunteers who are then taking the ideas back and starting programs in their local communities (Baltimore, Seattle, Austin, Singapore, Dubai, and more). We also help people who just want to open their garage and teach their children or kids in their neighborhood learn how to build things. I would encourage any parents or home-schoolers to contact us directly, we'll help them get started. All the best, -gever Hi Barbara,
I must point out that we do offer a scholarship program, but perhaps more to your point, the charter of Tinkering School is to promote and create meaningful hands-on experiences for children world-wide. To that end, we freely share all of the process and techniques we use with everyone who asks. Our summer program is an immersive training for the volunteers who are then taking the ideas back and starting programs in their local communities (Baltimore, Seattle, Austin, Singapore, Dubai, and more). We also help people who just want to open their garage and teach their children or kids in their neighborhood learn how to build things. I would encourage any parents or home-schoolers to contact us directly, we’ll help them get started.
All the best,
-gever

]]> By: Carol J. Alexander http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/2010/03/02/tinkering-school/comment-page-1/#comment-2244 Carol J. Alexander Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:23:08 +0000 http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/?p=948#comment-2244 Barbara, We LIVE that way. After leaving a Discovery Museum recently, my two boys expressed disappointment with the experience. My husband told them it's because they LIVE in a discovery museum. I would encourage more parents to lighten up, teach their children to use tools safely, and most importantly, quit worrying that their manicured lawn is getting littered with all the projects their children create. Thanks for sharing this. Hopefully it will encourage some folks to allow their children the freedom to create. Blessings, Carol Barbara,
We LIVE that way. After leaving a Discovery Museum recently, my two boys expressed disappointment with the experience. My husband told them it’s because they LIVE in a discovery museum.
I would encourage more parents to lighten up, teach their children to use tools safely, and most importantly, quit worrying that their manicured lawn is getting littered with all the projects their children create.
Thanks for sharing this. Hopefully it will encourage some folks to allow their children the freedom to create.
Blessings,
Carol

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