Me, myself and IKEA

I really love the NPR / Hidden Brain podcasts.

They focus on human psychology and are usually about non-teaching related issues- but can be directly transferred into our professional practice as educators.

Me, myself and IKEA is a really interesting podcast and resonates most with me at around 16 minutes in.

I feel that there maybe an element of 'wanting to show competency'; but would also argue that this isn't a necessarily an 'ego' or 'narcissistic' drive. I believe that it is more to do with integrity, self satisfaction, metacognition and learning, through the process of making a product.

The tactile connection with materials, appreciation for where the materials have originated, skills, craft and intelligence required, alongside the reward and joy of making a completely unique one of a kind product from scratch, is something I truly try to embed into my students. In this rapidly changing world of 'I can click a button and have something just as good delivered to me tomorrow'.