When they get it!

I guess i am going to talk about the kids that really make it rewarding to come into school everyday. We all have those kids that really seem to want to get into what you are doing. The ones i seem to really enjoy are the ones that don't do well in core classes but are "star students" in the shop. Many of them struggle with the first nine weeks of all book work, but once we get into the shop they begin to shine. These students make me smile, because shop class may be the first success in school they have experienced in school. I was that kid when I was in school. I had a shop teacher that really helped keep me in school. I was not the ideal student in high school, but Mr Griffen put me on a land judging team and made me be apart of something. Once I was in, I was hooked. I love to see these kids get in SKILLS and learn something in the shop that will be with them for a life time. They may not be a carpenter or construction worker but they will still have skills to use for a life time. Some days I wonder if I am getting to anyone and then I see a kids in the shop working and using skills I know they have learned.