Tell Them I Built This: Transforming Schools, Communities, and Lives With Design-Based Education
Abstract
'Tell Them I Built This' dramatically shows how creativity, critical thinking, citizenship,
and dirt-under-your-fingernails construction can radically transform both high school
education and the local community where the students live. This is the story of Studio
H, the design/build program that author Emily Pilloton and her partner Matthew Miller
launched in rural North Carolina. Through the eyes of her students, Pilloton tells
the story of the group’s hopes, failures, triumphs, and the power of design-driven
education. According to Pilloton, we can dramatically revamp vocational education
and build the change we wish to see in the world. And she should know: ultimately
her students were given the key to the city by their mayor for initiating, designing,
and building three public chicken coops and a 2000-square-foot public farmer’s market
structure. In 'Tell Them I Built This', Pilloton offers tools for building change
in communities, tips for turning a vision into meaningful work, and clear and inspiring
directions on how to get it done.
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