Wow--a great article, Kate! A lovely dive into other senses in the kitchen. The nose is rather critical there, I find! But this goes into so much more. Do feel free to share. (For those who can't wait, look for the New York Times "To Become a Better Cook, Sharpen Your Senses"!)
I catch myself reaching for my phone to see what the temperature is and stopping because all I really need to do is open the door or a window and feel it on my face!
A hearty YES to this. We're forgetting how to read the weather. In a book I'm reading to review, I'm enjoying how the gardener grandparent advises her grand-daughter how to prepare the plants for the nightfall in the Cariboo region of BC. I was much more in tune with that in my old house with a yard and growing things.
Chuckling at this: so true. Yet, I can stand out on my south facing deck in full sun and have a completely different temperature than stepping out my front door and walking down the street.
I did this as a lesson for appreciation with students in Grade 8. The opposite context was extending the experience to becoming permanent. For example students wore ear plugs for a specific period and recorded what they did, how they thought, how much more they tuned in or out of their interior world.
Wrote descriptions of what they saw , touched, or smelled. Then they summed up how it felt to not be able to hear as well.
In the extension many students had grandparents with hearing limitations and they had a conversation with them about their experiences of having hearing loss. Others tried to create picture books for children who were born deaf. One student began learning American Sign Language.
It was always an interesting learning experience for the students and helped them understand how encountering limitations can change our perceptions.
Sent you a direct message with link about senses you may find interesting.
Wow--a great article, Kate! A lovely dive into other senses in the kitchen. The nose is rather critical there, I find! But this goes into so much more. Do feel free to share. (For those who can't wait, look for the New York Times "To Become a Better Cook, Sharpen Your Senses"!)
I’m in a very windy Point Roberts today - a good place to focus on sounds And smells. Thanks for the prompt!
And I was in Tsawwassen. Giant dried hydrangea bloom were arustle...
I can hear them!
Here's a NYTs piece about cooking with your senses that I was included in a few years back that might be of interest. It's unlocked for all. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/28/dining/to-become-a-better-cook-sharpen-your-senses.html?unlocked_article_code=1.t04.76Qr.89fJzkkeyfrL&smid=url-share
Thank you so much for sharing this, Kate! It has me mulling... the details of our days, indoors and out...
When I'm out hiking I feel as if I'm absorbing. But here, close, in our kitchens, in our hands several times a day, our food...
What else... ?
I catch myself reaching for my phone to see what the temperature is and stopping because all I really need to do is open the door or a window and feel it on my face!
A hearty YES to this. We're forgetting how to read the weather. In a book I'm reading to review, I'm enjoying how the gardener grandparent advises her grand-daughter how to prepare the plants for the nightfall in the Cariboo region of BC. I was much more in tune with that in my old house with a yard and growing things.
Chuckling at this: so true. Yet, I can stand out on my south facing deck in full sun and have a completely different temperature than stepping out my front door and walking down the street.
Yup! I agree. Same here.
I did this as a lesson for appreciation with students in Grade 8. The opposite context was extending the experience to becoming permanent. For example students wore ear plugs for a specific period and recorded what they did, how they thought, how much more they tuned in or out of their interior world.
Wrote descriptions of what they saw , touched, or smelled. Then they summed up how it felt to not be able to hear as well.
In the extension many students had grandparents with hearing limitations and they had a conversation with them about their experiences of having hearing loss. Others tried to create picture books for children who were born deaf. One student began learning American Sign Language.
It was always an interesting learning experience for the students and helped them understand how encountering limitations can change our perceptions.
Walking in others' shoes, yes.
I love that one student was so inspired as to become multi-lingual! A teacher's work continues --