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rant: “The more they remove shops from schools the more kids dream of buying things instead of having a dream to build it!….Rant over!”
comp56 wrote:
1 hour ago, comp56 said:rant: “The more they remove shops from schools the more kids dream of buying things instead of having a dream to build it!….Rant over!”
true that 🙂 completly agree with you my high school has an big auto shop , metal shop and wood shop and damn what would the point of coming to school with out those it would be boring asf .
Amen Comp. I was in the last shop class my county school system had. At the end of the year they came in, hauled off all the machines, and replaced them with a computer lab.
I understand that computers factor more heavily in today’s world, but it’s very important that kids get a basic concept of the industrial arts. I get that the parents bear some responsibility for ensuring their kids are well rounded, but the sad truth is that most parents either don’t have time or don’t have the skills to do so.
Even a basic life skills course with a simple curriculum would be an improvement.
Cheers to that I’d rather build and tailor my needs even if it doesn’t save me money, kids don’t have pride to make things with their own hands.
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Our district has a huge “Career Acadamy” that is a arm of the High School. It’s like a dream workshop, big CNC machines, 3D Printers, HVAC, Carpentry, Robotics, Electronics, Automotive, Welding, and more. It’s pretty awesome. It’s on the same grounds has the HS, and is really popular with the students.
Having 2 boys, who also have a lot of friends, actually enjoy “working with their hands”. In fact, one of his buddies replaced the transmission in his truck. I understand, that it may not be has big as it once was, but there are still plenty of kids that like to get their hands dirty. There is a pretty big “Maker” movement out there too.
Just my 2 pennies on the subject, and I am sure it is a regional thing to.
WigWagWorkshop wrote:
2 hours ago, WigWagWorkshop said:Our district has a huge “Career Acadamy” that is a arm of the High School. It’s like a dream workshop, big CNC machines, 3D Printers, HVAC, Carpentry, Robotics, Electronics, Automotive, Welding, and more. It’s pretty awesome. It’s on the same grounds has the HS, and is really popular with the students.
Having 2 boys, who also have a lot of friends, actually enjoy “working with their hands”. In fact, one of his buddies replaced the transmission in his truck. I understand, that it may not be has big as it once was, but there are still plenty of kids that like to get their hands dirty. There is a pretty big “Maker” movement out there too.
Just my 2 pennies on the subject, and I am sure it is a regional thing to.
We just got the same thing my senior year. It killed me I couldn’t go out to it and still graduate. I got a copy of the preliminary budget and plans and floor layout for the facility while it was under construction. Holy hell they have paint booths and drying rooms. CNC waterjet tables. Several 3D printers and like a million welding booths. They have the whole central state going there. The US shop got like a shit ton of money for new “safer” tools after a lawsuit over some mild dismemberment. They had to get rid of the had built chop saws but my younger brothers tell me they are getting a full shop set of snap on hand tools for the metal shop to be “safer” because the teacher is a fast talker.
I never had a woodshop in my high school but I always wish it did. If it wasn’t for my dad, I wouldn’t know anything about home repairs, tools etc. He’s been teaching me since before I could walk! I actually took the cabinet doors off at the age of 2…. and that was after I opened the child locks!!!
comp56 wrote:
7 hours ago, comp56 said:rant: “The more they remove shops from schools the more kids dream of buying things instead of having a dream to build it!….Rant over!”
AMEN BROTHER !!!!!
we are becoming a country that counts things, and only cares about something if it shows up on a spreadsheet !!!
No creativity, and no capability ……
(my rant over as well)
Thank god they still have wood shop at my sons middle school I was so happy to hear that he has made a clock and sanding block so far the great thing is my second oldest will also take that class next year hopefully they done take it away b4 my youngest hits middle school in about 5yrs
I never had shop in school, don’t know anyone that did my age…luckily my Dad was pretty handy and taught me a lot.
comp56 wrote:
19 hours ago, comp56 said:rant: “The more they remove shops from schools the more kids dream of buying things instead of having a dream to build it!….Rant over!”
I graduated high school in 85 ……
i took metal shop, wood shop, electric shop, plastic shop, auto shop !!!!
granted it doesn’t make you a tradesman, BUT it installs a solid foundation , and a can do attitude …. it also teaches you how to use TOOLS !!!!!!
my dad was saying the average tradesman working right now is in their 50’s. All kids now days want is jobs that pay lots of $$$$ like medical field, lawyer field, entertainment, software, or they are the type who doesn’t do anything with their life and is stuck with minimum wage jobs or unemployed.
My school in a town of around 3000 people is getting a new school and guess what the wood, metal, and auto shops got smaller and what else is the new school getting, a fancy theater (I don’t see a need for it). I don’t know how many students in small town america like plays/musicals but I’m sure its less than those who like shop classes. At least when I was in high school theater type stuff was an after school thing. A class wasn’t even offered and at most the old theater may have gotten used around 4 or 5 times a semester and that was mostly for student meetings whereas the shops got heavily USED EVERY SINGLE DAY school was in session and we didn’t build no birdhouses either. We actually built stuff like full size metal dump trailers to fancy wooden gun cabinets. Its crazy to see how blind administrations are to the importance of shop classes. It keeps students who may not like school or struggling students interested in school because its a way to get away from all the tests and quizzes and homework. It also can teach them basic math skills because you have to figure up materials and even improve communication skills if say they gotta call a store to get some wood or metal.