[TheForge] OT school waste

[ries]

On Mar 25, 2011, at 11:31 AM, Jason Nass wrote:

Actually, I think it is just the schools that feel shop class is
worthless... I know several schools around here don't have a shop program at
all, and mostly seem to be the more affluent areas, while out in the sticks,
most of them still do.  

Hell, they have to come up with the $$$ for the insane amount they overpay
the superintendents and school boards around here from somewhere don't they.
Guess they figure it best to cut the "worthless" electives for it.

Jason Nass - MacTalis Ironworks
me at wargoth.com



But thats kind of my point- the schools here have realized that shop class is not worthless after all- and, maybe, in ten years, yours will too.
We live in an ag area, so fixing things has some value, and a big maritime area, so building and maintaining boats is a big industry around here- but we also have enough wealthy retirees, refugees from the city, and foreign second home owners that our tax base is high, and we vote for schools.

Part of it is that, aside from the last two years, our economy and population just keeps growing, so there has been more jobs than in some parts of the country.


Ries Niemi
Industrial Artist
http://www.riesniemi.com/