Oh My! Who Can Deny Small Businesses Are Highly Potent??

ByPaul Sellers

I thought that this might pique your interest no matter where you are in the world. Small businesses are important to every economy and we should keep pursuing a return of craft education into schools, alongside design and technology, but encourage educators and politicians to consider craft and art more deeply than ever before. I say this because these two spheres usually only respond to economic statistics and not the other aspects art and craft have on our wellbeing and welfare.

http://www.dezeen.com/2014/10/28/measuring-the-craft-economy-3-billion-pounds-uk-crafts-council/

2 Comments

  1. This gives me hope! Thanks for posting the article, Paul. BTW…I will be posting pictures of a desk I built for my wife using the techniques I learned by subscribing to your tutorials on woodworkingmasterclasses.com. Built of Mahogany, using hand-cut mortise and tenon joinery similar to the occasional table, it gave me such satisfaction to build. You have the best thing going when it comes to teaching “true” woodworking. I’ve incorporated my power tool skills with the hand-tool skills that I’ve learned from you, sir. And I have such superior results. Please know I feel I am mastering the craft of woodworking. Thanks goes to you.

    It is the best $15/month I’ve ever spent.

    Sincerely,
    Gene Duckett
    Lawrenceville, GA U.S.A.

  2. I taught wood shop from 1960 to ’74. At that time there were more jobs for high school graduates in related fields than now. Later (1995-2007) I was an engineering instructor and to my surprise many student didn’t know how to use a screwdriver! Manual education has really changed in 50 years. There are still some schools that have hands on courses, but not enough.
    Regarding arts. That’s the first thing the board of education will cut when the money gets tight. Thanks for being a voice of change.

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