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"One of the challenges we run into again and again in our teaching is the 'forest for the trees' pitfall...we stress both core facts and larger themes. This seemingly dual focus can sometimes puzzle our students as they try to internalize one notion or the other. Ideally, we try to show how the details and the ideas are actually the same thing. Or to borrow the words of the furniture savant Charles Eames, 'The details are not the details. They make the design.'"
Rich with resources and links this article explores how using design in our classrooms "combines all the top-tier thinking skills, such as creativity and ingenuity."
