crafts are important subject in schools, they help with thinking and to concentrate thoughts and they should be taken seriously and recognised as a valid part of child development.
Through learning to work with our hands and with different materials we can also become more self sufficient and innovative, be able to repair things and have the confidence to tackle jobs ourselves. Rudolf Steiner said that the purpose was not to train weavers, potters, etc., but rather for the pupils, by practicing such work to be able to stand more secure on leaving school, with a basic confidence for managing the practical affairs of life. These things can never be achieved unless we all recognise craft as a valid and important part of child development and give it a proper place in education.
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