Free to run!

Ya know, I like being a CTAE teacher instead of something like an English or math teacher. I have free run of my classroom and I'm able to teach the curriculum how I want to teach it, not how the school or the other 4-5 Automotive teacher in the school want to teach it. It seems that every month or so, I find a different way to teach. I know this isn't good for structure or student expectation but ya know what?..........Its gonna be better for future students. I don't really feel like I'm short changing the current students but I cant help but think that there is a better way to do things. As soon as I find a method that I'm totally comfortable with and the students are equally comfortable with, I will stick to it and allow the structure to settle in. For instance, I would do 2 classroom days, 2 lab days, and one review or test day. I have done this now for about 3-4 months and Its worked pretty good, just not as good as I think a class could work. I'm gonna go on a 2 month long experiment and see just how well this works............I'm gonna assign each student a task sheet with 2-3 task (big task) per week. I will work with them on a semi-individual basis and allow them to work at their own pace. They will also be aware of "filler" assignments waiting for them if they blow through the work with only partial correctness. They will also be aware that I'm looking for nothing short of "mastery". Wish me luck, I have excellent plans in place so I shouldn't have shot both my feet off, just one of them perhaps. Keeping in touch? I think the blog limited to 07-08 NTI teachers may get kind of boring over time. Perhaps we should designate an Internet forum of such for future communication. This way, we can all smack talk and gang up on non-NTI teachers! Hahaha!