tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post1648935709784264268..comments2024-03-28T00:28:06.035+13:00Comments on leading and learning: Observation - a missing skill?Bruce Hammondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-78292750700254336852008-08-01T15:42:00.000+12:002008-08-01T15:42:00.000+12:00I guess I just see ICT used so badly and, in the p...I guess I just see ICT used so badly and, in the process, diverting teacher and student energy from in- depth inquiry learning that I can't resist having a dig . When in-depth inquiry takes happens then integrating ICT is great.<BR/><BR/>Ka kite ano<BR/>BruceBruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-8506724100996600622008-08-01T13:42:00.000+12:002008-08-01T13:42:00.000+12:00Kia ora Bruce!I'm immune to cynicism towards infor...Kia ora Bruce!<BR/><BR/>I'm immune to cynicism towards information technology.<BR/><BR/>Ka kiteBlogger In Middle-earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-52672914118250937162008-08-01T12:05:00.000+12:002008-08-01T12:05:00.000+12:00Kia ora middle-earthI thought you might have reac...Kia ora middle-earth<BR/><BR/>I thought you might have reacted to my cynicism towards information technology?<BR/><BR/>Although I agree with your comments about the value of playing music and writing the point I was making was the value of observational art in creating a bond between children and the natural environment.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-38994236261433581462008-07-31T23:18:00.000+12:002008-07-31T23:18:00.000+12:00Kia ora Bruce!For as much as I want to agree with ...Kia ora Bruce!<BR/><BR/>For as much as I want to agree with you, I can't admit that it is the only way.<BR/><BR/>If you analyse what it is in the mind that drawing does, the same can be said for writing or playing a musical instrument.<BR/><BR/>Being someone who has attempted all three of these to differing degrees of accomplishment, I can tell you that they all have improved my own perception (observational skills if you like) in leaps and bounds.<BR/><BR/>So what am I saying here? Simply that creativity and the free expression of it, by whatever means (drawing, writing, or playing music) requires the development of observational skills.<BR/><BR/>There is a school of thought that believes that every student should learn to play the violin. When I first learnt of this, it made me wonder what on earth was behind it all. But of course, I had already learnt to play the violin so I took it for granted, as I did learning to draw and learning to write creatively.<BR/><BR/>But it is implicit in what you have said about the place of observation and its worth to the learner. For like writing and drawing, playing a musical instrument requires a manual coordination to translate, through physical action, that which is in the imagination into forms that are concrete and can also be observed.<BR/><BR/>Ka kite<BR/>from Middle-earthBlogger In Middle-earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.com