tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post8556156362513494693..comments2024-03-16T04:43:19.830-05:00Comments on SAND AND WATER TABLES: THE NORTH SEATom Bedardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04427750320077815023noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post-64406347612674689532014-06-16T00:21:23.670-05:002014-06-16T00:21:23.670-05:00Thank you Mandy. Like anything else, building is ...Thank you Mandy. Like anything else, building is a process and some things work and some things do not. When we observe how the children interact with the structures, then we know how good---or how bad---the structures are. If you ever have any questions or have something to share, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thanks for a great afternoon. TomTom Bedardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427750320077815023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post-64172633104843699592014-06-15T16:19:48.184-05:002014-06-15T16:19:48.184-05:00Hi Suzanne. I will not have much down time or tim...Hi Suzanne. I will not have much down time or time for sightseeing. That is OK because meeting other practitioners and exchanging ideas and questioning practice is the best part of this kind of travel.<br /><br />Now you talk about heightened senses. I am on overload when it comes to navigating the big old cities in the UK. Not only am I trying to remember which side of the street I am suppose to be on and when to go through the traffic circles, but the streets are narrow and awfully not straight. If I do something like this again, I taking the train.<br /><br />I have seen Allison's talk and read some of her stuff. She is good at proving children think and know things even before they can talk.<br /><br />TomTom Bedardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427750320077815023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post-22076489183006129942014-06-15T16:15:42.452-05:002014-06-15T16:15:42.452-05:00Tom and Juliet, thank you both for a wonderful aft...Tom and Juliet, thank you both for a wonderful afternoon yesterday! I am going to take the ideas to my garden for my kids, to the woods where I work and to our local science centre. Good luck Tom with the rest of your tour! Mud Pies Mandy. Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306333880936362754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post-88624616436292096442014-06-15T16:12:22.943-05:002014-06-15T16:12:22.943-05:00Hi Juliet, I just finished making a couple of new...Hi Juliet, I just finished making a couple of new apparatus in the hotel here in Edinburgh for the presentations tomorrow. They have a couple of new features I have not used before. The inspiration is mutual and comes from the authentic exchange and questioning of ideas. Thank you. My little journey could not have started out any better. Tom Tom Bedardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427750320077815023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post-56686854657719484462014-06-15T16:06:17.651-05:002014-06-15T16:06:17.651-05:00Thanks Eileen. Sometimes I am OK with uncertainty...Thanks Eileen. Sometimes I am OK with uncertainty, but sometimes it scares me something awful. So far it has been OKTom Bedardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427750320077815023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post-19501064160851485042014-06-15T10:41:07.331-05:002014-06-15T10:41:07.331-05:00how wonderful... travelling is such an amazing gif...how wonderful... travelling is such an amazing gift as a learner... when I went to Canada I realised how my senses were heightened and my need to see and experience and learn were so intense... then this week I watched a TED talk by Alision Gopnik that likened young children's learning to being in love, in a new city after 3 espressos... so the whole new city new country thing became so clear to me...<br /><br />Right now I am hosting teachers/learners from the UK... and I watched as they arrived fresh from the plane... absorbing everything... while i could focus, as there was nothing new... and we talked about how children must experience learning like this... so much new, and not knowing where to put their focus...<br /><br />SO enjoy.. enjoy sharing... and enjoy absorbing...<br /><br />and next time you plan a big trip like this... it would be wonderful if Sweden (Stockholm in particular) could make your agenda... would love to meet you and to become a little wiser in the magic of sand and water table learning...Suzanne Axelsson - Interaction Imaginationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513322963337168674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post-70500846658266432942014-06-15T10:15:52.803-05:002014-06-15T10:15:52.803-05:00Hello Tom
Thank you so much for coming to visit. ...Hello Tom<br /><br />Thank you so much for coming to visit. Everyone here in NE Scotland who attended you presentation and/or workshop went away THOROUGHLY INSPIRED! <br /><br />I'm still chewing the fat and thinking more about the potential and possibility of your work when your dimensions, elements and axioms are put to work in an outdoor context. <br /><br />All the best for the rest of your UK tour! Exciting times ahead. Juliet Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035975039896986525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7096897291661942250.post-68638508820149793562014-06-15T09:36:08.489-05:002014-06-15T09:36:08.489-05:00Wow, lucky UK! I have no doubt the other present...Wow, lucky UK! I have no doubt the other presentations will be just as satisfying and enjoyable for you because of the joy and sense of discovery that you have and bring to your receivers. What a true sharing is all about. Hope you are enjoying all the new sights, sounds, smells and flavors of the UK. Safe travels.<br />EileenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com