Place this here because I find it interesting that connections to the maker movement can be made to the Montessori and Froebel education approach.

I’ve done lots of learning about Montessori, feel I need to dive deeper into Froebel.  And have long longed for a maker space…maybe some dots are starting to connect!

Papert defined a learning theory, constructionism, that holds the key to understanding the educational potential of the Maker movement:
From constructivist theories of psychology, we take a view of learning as a reconstruction rather than as a transmission of knowledge. Then we extend the idea of manipulative materials to the idea that learning is most effective when part of an activity the learner experiences is constructing a meaningful product.

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But you can look back even farther to find educational pioneers who taught that learning with "head, heart, and hands" is the key to uplifting all children. The phrase is attributed to Johann Pestalozzi, who taught that all children were worth teaching, even the poor - and even girls! His writing influenced thousands of educators, and the schools established using his methods taught tens of thousands of children to think for themselves. One such student, Albert Einstein, said of his childhood education in a Pestalozzi school, "It made me clearly realize how much superior an education based on free action and personal responsibility is to one relying on outward authority."

Friedrich Froebel built upon Pestalozzi's ideas to design the first kindergartens. Italian medical doctor Maria Montessori embraced many of Froebel's ideas, notably the deliberate use of materials for learning specific concepts, in creating her approach to educating poor preschoolers. It's easy to find widespread support for the idea that hands-on experiences are crucial for students to develop deep understanding.

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/maker-movement-shoulders-of-giants-syzlvia-martinez