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== Learning to name the work == | |||
The assignment has five familiar elements: air, water, heat, food and power. Asking for the people behind them makes the drawing more than a diagram of pipes and wires. It asks a child to notice labour that can otherwise remain invisible. | |||
The classroom gives [[The Divide]] a scale distinct from the plant. [[Rafi]] and [[Sella Voss]] show that children can approach the same question through different ideas of home. | |||
Latest revision as of 18:00, 14 October 2026
CHARACTER · THE DIVIDE
Ms. Ivers is John’s teacher.
The classroom
[edit]Her systems assignment asks children to describe what keeps their homes alive and to name the people responsible. It connects school, work and family in the opening chapters.
In the book
[edit]Chapters 1 and 3.
Explore further
[edit]Based on Paul Evans: The Divide. Introductory reference only; major discoveries and outcomes are omitted.
Learning to name the work
[edit]The assignment has five familiar elements: air, water, heat, food and power. Asking for the people behind them makes the drawing more than a diagram of pipes and wires. It asks a child to notice labour that can otherwise remain invisible.
The classroom gives The Divide a scale distinct from the plant. Rafi and Sella Voss show that children can approach the same question through different ideas of home.