Why we pin up the work in progress
An unfinished clay bird tells a family more than a finished one. Here is why our walls are full of drafts.
When a child finishes a painting, the picture goes home. When a child is halfway through one, the picture stays on our wall with a note about what they are trying to work out. We learned early that the second kind of display changes how families talk about school.
A half-built bridge invites the question the finished one closes off: how did you decide where to put the support? That is the question we want children hearing at dinner.
