Hammer History

(Extracted from the If I Had A Hammer brochure.)

Perry Wilson never had an easy time in school. He consistently struggled in class, failed the fifth grade, and because of a learning disability, didn't learn to read well until he was an adult. But as a master carpenter, Perry discovered that when he "worked" with math on the job, he could easily grasp the principles that eluded him in the classroom. It was his own experience that led Perry to create the If I Had A Hammer program. Children learn more easily when they apply academic subjects to tangible projects, and Hammer gives them that chance. Designed for fifth graders - children at a critical time in their development, see the value of the tools education gives them, and offers them hope for the future.