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I Wonder What Will Happen if I...

Necessity is the mother of invention, but curiosity is its fun cousin

The Un-Comfort Zone With Robert Wilson
Tue, 01/06/2015 - 16:23
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Tom’s board spun out from under his feet as he attempted to surf the large wave. As he plunged backward into the roiling surf, he was frustrated once again by the lack of stability from his traditional Hawaiian-style surfboard.

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A few days later as he was walking along the beach, he came across a wrecked and abandoned speedboat lying upside down. His eyes were drawn to the small metal keel on the bottom. He knew that keels were placed on boats to stabilize them during hard turns. He wondered what would happen if he put one on his surfboard. So, he pried the 12 in. × 4 in. keel off the boat, took it home, and attached it to his board.

As he paddled out to the waves, he noticed that his board didn’t move around as much. When he caught his first wave he was amazed, not only by the board’s increased stability, but also by an increased maneuverability. Before long, other surfers noticed his ability to stay up longer on the larger waves, and copied his idea. It was 1935, and Tom Blake’s fin revolutionized surfing.

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Submitted by Archie the Gopher on Tue, 01/06/2015 - 10:38

Curiosity - - Stories & Exploration

Your January 6 "I Wonder What Will Happen If..." is thought provoking. Right On as 2015 Gets Rolling! We need thoughts, & that leads us to imagination. You reference stories in the elementary classroom. As an "old guy" retired from the classroom I agree with your insights. But, I suggest the concepts of the classroom be expanded.

The university classroom accommodates story telling, creating fiction (based on facts), & allows for pushing forward in the exploration of ideas. Putting forward a quality-as-process & quality-as-result scene puts thinkers on their toes as they ponder what if.... That same situation of learning through stories, elementary class stories for older folks, can even be successful in adult continuing education.

Our successes continue as we push forward into 2015. Happy New Year!

    ++ Jerry Brong ++

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