Goodbye to Mr. Wizard

The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena. The teacher must understand and feel her position of observer: the activity must lie in the phenomenon.

Maria Montessori

Sat, 06/23/2007 - 9:49am

Don Herbert, "Mr. Wizard" died on July 12, 2007. Although many will remember him from Mr. Wizard's World on cable in the eighties and nineties, my memories go back to Watch Mr. Wizard in the fifties.

Here's a sample scene from the original show:

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