Tue Nov 26, 2019 3:33 pm by nikkinutshop
waltesefalcon
I appreciate high school teachers and the task they have applied themselves to.
My daughter teaches in a large high school in the next city. Her specialties are coding, CNC, robotics and metals shop practice.
Unfortunately, the school shop she works in has been neglected for decades. It is so very important to keep teachers who understand their jobs.
When she started in this school her class had a few disruptive stragglers. They were looking for a place to hide and fail for another year.
My daughter being who she is, demanded much more from the students. She makes it her responsibility to make the class interesting and challenging at the levels of each student while restoring respect. Her class soon filled to capacity. The disrupters have become her work-leaders.
My daughter was two hours late last night. She had stayed after school to accommodate a bunch of her students. They were into their projects.
One of her students is autistic and almost never spoke. She found the "key" to unlock his challenge. He makes some of the most beautiful and artistic forgings. His mother tearfully thanked my daughter for "finding her kid" and opening him up.
My daughter had parents, guardians and family come to visit with her on meet the teacher day. Some of the parents were being encouraged by their student
My daughter has a box of student projects home for marking. The most beautiful forgings are from the autistic student. I will not post any pictures without her permission.
My daughter grew up in a home where we often had marginal persons and those without family as guests.
She discovered that a hungry student is not a good student. I know she often buys breakfast for hungry students, with her own money. This school has a much respected food services and chef's training program and a fantastic international menu in the cafeteria.
I would rather have tools I do not need than to need tools I do not have