Through today's discussion in class, I think there must be some significance to the perpetuation of traditional crafts and skills. As Susan said when she showed us today, once we learned how to wind, our fingers just naturally and comfortably want to do it as if it were a natural habit. I wonder if this movement is also in line with our human functioning. These are the gifts of nature, the fruits of crops can bring us food, the roots and stems of crops can be turned into strong ropes after a certain movement, and there are also patterns and angles in the woven ropes, which make us discover the "beauty of maths".
In the classroom, we also discussed the fact that having secondary school students do these activities also builds their patience and concentration, especially in an outdoor environment. Listening to the birds, smelling the flowers, and enjoying the breeze seemed to be the best way to focus. Students who can't sit still in a classroom are likely to accept their "can't sit still" conditioning, but getting them to focus in the outdoors is likely to have a different effect. When they realize that they can focus, they will have more confidence to do things that seem to take a lot of patience and concentration. At the same time, these crafts will be able to give them a more diverse appreciation for different kinds of beauty, as well as a greater reverence for nature.
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