Resources.

Ya know, the more I look the more I find. Being an Automotive Instructor, I once thought that 95% of my resources were "hard parts" such as wheels, water pumps, A-tech trainers ect.. . I am now finding that I can teach as much if not more from the classroom and my need for "hard parts" is still there, but other resources are just as beneficial. I just came back from Durhamtown Plantation in Union Point, GA for a weekend race/ride. While I was down there, not only did I pick up a ton of literature that could be used but I also took some pictures. Not just your basic pictures on me jumping some crazy ramps on a motorcycle or ATV, but some pictures that would rattle the minds of my students and teach them more about the Automotive and Motorcycle cultures. I also took many pictures of different things that could be used for identification purposes. Its not cool to take your job on vacation with you, but sometimes its your job that takes you on the vacation that you are going on. Also, on the trip back home I stop by Wal-Mart to have some pictures developed. As I'm waiting I decide to blunder through one of those 2 for $10 video bins. Needless to say, I have come to expect nothing good out of these bins, and that's exactly what was in them. I have seen the movie "Tucker" once a few years ago. It was "just OK", but not good enough to watch multiple times. As I pic it up, I can see that being a biography about a man that made and manufactured his very own automobile that was way ahead of time would now become a useful learning tool to prompt further investigations in my classroom. It pays to use perspective sometimes. BTW, my second movie for my 2 for $10 deal was "Supercross: The movie" which can also be used in the curriculum frameworks.