Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Leather aprons


Welcome to the world of libraries. Ben Franklin belonged to the Leather Apron Club and created one of the first lending libraries in America by donating his personal collection. If I lived back then, though I doubt a woman could join, I would want to join his club. Their philosophical discussions ranged from morality to politics with each member required to produce one or more queries on one or more of these topics. It was a library of minds. Research in possibilities. Inquiry-based learning. It was today's school library!

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