Depends on the school district and what they are able to offer students. Local high school offers welding certification as well as certification in pharmacy technician and intro level nursing. There are others, found in the career and technology education section. Most students choose one of those areas to follow through high school.
I have an interview for a teaching position at the high-school. Never in a million years would I have thought about teaching but I just happened to bump into a lady and was asking if they were hiring for maintenance in their facility. After telling her I am an electrician by trade but know pneumatics, hydraulics, mechanical, welding etc. she started picking my brain asking me how I am with teenagers and other stuff. Come to find out they're starting a huge vocational program for kids who don't plan on college.
I'm in a very red part of the state and the kids want to be blue collar so I may have found my calling. I'm in my early forties so I think 20 years teaching would be a great way to get a retirement, make the world better and not have to beat up my body. I always feel bad seeing guys on jobsites still swinging a hammer after sixty.
The vocational classes are the ones that the high school students enjoy and work the hardest at learning! Go for it! I just recently retired from teaching high school (29 years -science). The more hands on and real life you make your class the more they will work and enjoy it. Iām from a very red part of Texas.
I never got any B,C or D's in high-school, my transcript was straight A's and F's. I never missed shop class or science among others but it was very apparent to all my teachers that I was very intelligent but only showed it when I cared about a subject. I've done every drug you can imagine and I'm a recovering alcoholic. I was rebellious student and apprentice that took WAY longer than most to grow up.
I was offered $45 an hour with $160 a day per diem to go to Jackson Hole Wyoming for a 6 month project. I know the temptation of staying in a Hilton making 10k a month and as much as I'd like to believe that I'd get a VRBO in the sticks and just fly fish and explore Yellowstone in my spare time I'd probably end up partying and chasing women.
I prayed, meditated and asked those with more wisdom for their thoughts. Most everything pointed towards finding steady work here to start rebuilding a life. I started asking myself what I can do to make a real difference because wiring ski lodges and shopping malls isn't exactly a significant contribution to society. I think my path crossed with that lady for a reason. There's honor in passing knowledge to the next generation and I was the laziest, wildest, most rebellious shithead teenager and young adult of my generation, who better than me to teach these kids? I already know every trick in the book.
I'm gonna take it if they offer it. Even the low salary isn't a problem because I'd eventually end up with a pool of slave labor lol. Give the best students a job after graduating and turn them into a badass journeyman as I contract on the side... or start a staffing agency getting them fitted with the right contractor in a suitable trade for their personality.
Great perspective! I hope it works out for you. Lots to be said for teachers that have actual real like experiences and skills.
I know a guy that used to steal cars, wreck them for fun, didn't care about school and fought people just for fun.
He learned from his mistakes and is putting 150% into making sure his 4 kids DON'T go down the path he did. His kids are super polite, honor roll, and do their chores willingly......or else. š
Depends on the school district and what they are able to offer students. Local high school offers welding certification as well as certification in pharmacy technician and intro level nursing. There are others, found in the career and technology education section. Most students choose one of those areas to follow through high school.
I have an interview for a teaching position at the high-school. Never in a million years would I have thought about teaching but I just happened to bump into a lady and was asking if they were hiring for maintenance in their facility. After telling her I am an electrician by trade but know pneumatics, hydraulics, mechanical, welding etc. she started picking my brain asking me how I am with teenagers and other stuff. Come to find out they're starting a huge vocational program for kids who don't plan on college.
I'm in a very red part of the state and the kids want to be blue collar so I may have found my calling. I'm in my early forties so I think 20 years teaching would be a great way to get a retirement, make the world better and not have to beat up my body. I always feel bad seeing guys on jobsites still swinging a hammer after sixty.
The vocational classes are the ones that the high school students enjoy and work the hardest at learning! Go for it! I just recently retired from teaching high school (29 years -science). The more hands on and real life you make your class the more they will work and enjoy it. Iām from a very red part of Texas.
I never got any B,C or D's in high-school, my transcript was straight A's and F's. I never missed shop class or science among others but it was very apparent to all my teachers that I was very intelligent but only showed it when I cared about a subject. I've done every drug you can imagine and I'm a recovering alcoholic. I was rebellious student and apprentice that took WAY longer than most to grow up.
I was offered $45 an hour with $160 a day per diem to go to Jackson Hole Wyoming for a 6 month project. I know the temptation of staying in a Hilton making 10k a month and as much as I'd like to believe that I'd get a VRBO in the sticks and just fly fish and explore Yellowstone in my spare time I'd probably end up partying and chasing women.
I prayed, meditated and asked those with more wisdom for their thoughts. Most everything pointed towards finding steady work here to start rebuilding a life. I started asking myself what I can do to make a real difference because wiring ski lodges and shopping malls isn't exactly a significant contribution to society. I think my path crossed with that lady for a reason. There's honor in passing knowledge to the next generation and I was the laziest, wildest, most rebellious shithead teenager and young adult of my generation, who better than me to teach these kids? I already know every trick in the book.
I'm gonna take it if they offer it. Even the low salary isn't a problem because I'd eventually end up with a pool of slave labor lol. Give the best students a job after graduating and turn them into a badass journeyman as I contract on the side... or start a staffing agency getting them fitted with the right contractor in a suitable trade for their personality.
Great perspective! I hope it works out for you. Lots to be said for teachers that have actual real like experiences and skills.
I know a guy that used to steal cars, wreck them for fun, didn't care about school and fought people just for fun.
He learned from his mistakes and is putting 150% into making sure his 4 kids DON'T go down the path he did. His kids are super polite, honor roll, and do their chores willingly......or else. š