One of the reasons your class is successful is that you build things that
are clearly useful and that students can see they might want to build for
themselves one day. When I opted out of shop class 100 years ago, they made
trinkets. Now I take these classes in night school.
Michael Rowe
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Gosselin" <flyfisha2181@yahoo.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 10:23 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] Shop Teachers can still be found!!
>I have enjoyed reading the postings concerning "shop teachers" today. Just
>to
> let you know, we are not all dead and gone!! I have been teaching shop in
> a
> grade 6-12 school in NH for over 35 years. There are only 260 students in
> my
> school yet my classes are fully subscribed!! My classes alternate each
> year
> so I am able to offer such classes as small engines, capentry, furniture
> making, welding, CAD, and cabinet making. This year my carpentry class
> has
> constructed three sheds and a mini barn while my welding class has
> produced a
> 16 foot trailer to be used by the local fire department for hauling search
> and
> rescue equipment. Students take pride in building such products. I truly
> believe if a person can work with their hands they will never be out of
> work!!
>
> John "Goss" Gosselin
> 74 midget
> Sunapee NH
>
> ps We sometimes sneek in a mg into the project mix!!!
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