by MathPickle | Dec 29, 2025 | Teaching Technique Discussion
I was thrilled to look at this wonderful video of Mr. Rogers with a young pianist. What was most striking is where Mr. Rogers looks when the child is playing. Most people would spend the majority of their time looking at the child’s fingers as they dextrously...
by MathPickle | Dec 23, 2025 | Teaching Technique Discussion
Friedrich Froebel 370 - 415 Friedrich Fröbel (1782-1852) had the idea of a Children’s Garden where little people wouldn’t be forced to learn, but would grow by playfully exploring a set of manipulatives called Fröbel gifts of wooden blocks and activities...