Just What is an Educational Hobby?
ByHow do you separate education, hobbies, craft, and leisure recreational pursuits into tidy little categories? Why would you want to?
A hobby, according to Webster’s, is “something that one likes to do or study in one’s spare time; favorite pastime or avocation.” An educational hobby would then be “something educational that you like to do or study in your spare time.” That pretty much leaves it wide open, doesn’t it?
In the months ahead, you’ll see this blog get much more active. In addition to the topics already covered, we’ll talk about gardening, reading, camping, bicycling, science, scale modeling (for both history and manual dexterity) … in short, anything that we find interesting that can in the least bit relate to an enjoyable, educational endeavor. We’re going to cast a broader net and have some fun with it.
What do you consider an educational hobby? What would you enjoy reading more about?
2 Comments
April 8th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Hey there — I’d love to learn more about bee keeping and bird watching. What do you think?
April 8th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Abby, that sounds like a great idea. We’ll have to do some research on bee keeping, but bird watching … that we’ve got a pretty good handle on … and so many photos to share! Thanks for commenting!