We play to learn. Human beings play, animals play. Games set up situations in which there is something to solve. And we solve that ‘something’ by using our wits, our imagination. Playing trains us for intellectual challenges. Meaning, if we don’t play, we don’t learn. We’ve found an article published by nprEd that describes what
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In makers we trust
To make: 1. tr. To cause to exist or happen; bring about; create. 2. tr. To bring into existence by shaping, modifying, or putting together material; construct. 3. tr. To execute; carry out; perform. 4. tr. To give intellectual existence, to form in the mind or conceive in the imagination. We’ve chosen these among the
Continue reading »What have we found out about beeches?
Here at wodibow we find Mastodons inside beeches. And we’ve discovered that beeches (or Fagus) have a hard, heavy, resistant and uniform wood. Also, they’re traditionally used in carpentry, so their wood comes from sustainable forests and there is no risk of deforestation. For those who love etymology, Wikipedia tells us that Fagus is a
Continue reading »Once upon a time there was wodibow
And one day I thought: “I’m already 41 and I should start doing exactly what I like”. Which is not loafing around, mind, it’s not “doing nothing”. It’s playing. Yes, the years have gone by and, along with them, a part of my life. But here I am, still wanting to do what I wanted
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