2023 Thrive 6 - Philosophy of D&T

(1) The nature of objects in D&T

(a) Visual representation - What differentiate D&T from Science and humanities?

D&T - Sketching and drawings (presentation drawing or working drawing)  as a means to create products that benefit the society

SS - Sketching and drawing as a means for interpretation of the political situation

Science - Sketching and drawing as a means to explain nature phenenomon

(2) The way of thinking through objects

(a) Objects as tools, machines, knowledge, technique, processes and systems - what are D&T unique ways of thinking?

I have been demonstrating how to use a coping saw to cut wood and I have got it wrong for more than 20 years. While it is definitely important to teach students to use to right tools, I should be teaching with the understanding of why we teach what we teach. The Way of thinking through Objects by Carl Mitchan in 1984 tells me that I should engage students in thinking through objects. So now, I will take out and display three types of saw - hack saw, tenon saw, and coping saw and ask them which saw should they use to cut a piece of wood and why?

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