The Best Part Of High School Is Behind This Door!
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- Short winter days make it difficult to get a lot done outside, but it feels good to be productive in the short time you have. It's even better when you're not in any particular hurry but you still get something accomplished.
Every Sunday morning I make coffee and turn on Neil Kock: Dig, Drive, DIY
I could watch hours of this content.
I never miss a video. Totally agree, could watch for hours.
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@@MegaMantim That happens all the time :)
Neil, it doesn’t matter what you do I will still watch your videos. Love your content!
I just found your next project my friend. In the lot across the street, you need something to put all of the wood under. Your property is meticulous... Then there's that eye sore across the road. Of course you will need a new toy, I mean tool to build it. I'm thinking a saw mill 🤔
Industrial Arts: l am an 83yo 'girl' who majored in 'shop' - 1955-1958 at Hamburg High School (NY). History said, 'only boys could take shop.' My Dad said 'l pay my taxes , my daughter can take shop if she wants to.' So I was the first girl in shop class. Our teacher was Mr. Scruton. I graduated with 4 years of shop: General, Wood, Metal & Print Shop, plus Home-Ec. I had my own woodshop. Speaking of love: your channel is so very interesting, entertaining & perfectly produced & edited. l have been a subscriber for years. I admire you in every aspect of your life. Take care. ❤
What a great history. Having daughters myself, I’m thankful for gals like you that have helped to pave the way for women to make their own path in life however they see fit. What a great example!
Thanks for sharing and thanks so much for watching!
GREAT story!
Neil, I made the extract tool box in 8th grade shop class. Still use it. Teacher made us stamp our initials in it so we couldn’t pass it on to someone else to turn in. This was in RI.
you are an inspiration when it comes to needing some motivation in these colder days!!!
Neil, you have managed to to take this platform to another level. Each week you are surpassing the week before. I have said it before and I will say it again. “ I believe you are the Bob Ross of
the odd jobs”. You out do yourself each week.
Thanks for sharing. No back to the “Ice Watch” at work.
Thanks again
Thanks! You’re too kind.
Let's jaz up the show by adding some livestock on your channel! Also, I think your dad would be one of my best friends if I lived nearby! Keep up the good work.
Wow Golden Chicken didn't known they still existed. Was a delivery guy for our local GC, my first part time job while in college....55 years ago...
Where I grew up in Northern California we had wood shop and home EC starting in 6th grade. High school also had auto, metal working, AG mechanics, and a sports crafting class which was a hybrid of wood shop and metal.
My high school also had a pretty robust ROP program where about 20% of Juniors and Seniors would work at a local business for 2-3 periods every day. One person still works at the same real estate office 35 years later.
I think my high schools still has an ROP program, but none of the schools where I live now have a similar program.
Wood shop was the best. Sad that many schools don't have those types of classes any more.
I was mister shop in high school. We had wood shop in 7th, 8th and 9th grade. High school, I took Cabinet making I & II, Machine shop I & II, Welding and foundry, Electronics I & II, Upholstery and finishing, Auto Mechanics, Small engines I & II. Thank you Mr. Brudwick, Mr. Keefe, Mr. Stecker, and especially Mr Espeset. Yes, shop class needs to be brought back to high schools. Great video. Thanks for taking us along in your day. I didn't realize it was going to be a full moon tonight. 🤣
Neil, I'm a self taught Machinist/Fabricator, mostly because both local high schools sold of their shop programs the year before I was old enough to attend. The town library luckily had enough books on hand for me to learn all the basics on my own and I was blessed to find a job at a local job shop where I have been working for most of the last 35 years. I'm now co-owner of the shop and one of the hardest things is finding young people with even basic skills. As a nation, we need to become builders again instead of just consumers.
I am a few years older than you. Graduated in 89. So we still had shop class. But we also had vocational school where you could hone your skills. Now, the older I get, the more I wish I would have taken even more vocational training. Especially welding. That's definitely my weak spot. I have a MIG welder and a stick welder, but honestly, I have never used either one. But it was one of those things I told my wife I needed, and I got LOL 😅
Am in the UKand back in the 60-70`s we did as you say, have the domestic science, metalwork and woodwork classes. To see your `day in the life' is a reminder of how we should all keep an active lifestyle, and at 73 with arthritis, I am frustrated that I cannot do many of the things that I took for granted. So keep doing what you are doing and it keeps a smile on my face and hopefully yours when things work out well...Thank you Neil, keep warm and well!...XXX
Yep! Born in 1962 and I remember wood working, food making, and sewing as being part of primary school. And after school I had a little garden plot thanks to 4-H (head, heart, hands, and health), a youth organisation, where I grew carrots, radishes, beans, peas, etc.
Best part of my day. Getting home after some hard work, shower. And watching DDD! 👍🇺🇸❤️
Yep! We had all the industrial arts . I took everyone I could. Loved every one of them. That was in the 80’s. Also had home ec. My kids also had some form. We are also in a rural area with lots of ag.
Now it's time for one of those wireless rear mount cameras, like they use on RVs and trailers. Mount that on the front of the firewood holder and have the monitor in your skid steer so that you can see where you are going .
Don’t think you could ask for a better brother. Always willing to help.
Good morning! Absolutely nothing wrong with your video today. I appreciate what you do and allowing us to see your day-to-day. Take care. God bless
Anything you put out we all can't wait for? Nothing any better than Sunday morning, cup of coffee and one of your videos sir. Love the family life and content. Down to earth and not fake. thank you
I took wood working welding small engines and home ec in high school. Graduated in 2008. I ended up in logistics for a career path but I’m glad I still was able to take those classes when I was younger even if I didn’t pursue that as I got older
I'm 32 and had a choice for auto, metal, or wood shop. I chose woodshop. I had tech ed and home-ec in middle school. It is sad to see that these types of classes aren't offered anymore as I learned a lot of life skills in those classes and kept learning by doing stuff with my Dad. Even though I'm a work from home desk jockey as a job, I still enjoy working on things in the garage and fixing things myself if I can.
if you download the ecoflow app and connect to the battery, you can set the AC outlets to turn on by default when the ecoflow is powered up.
The friends breakfast is great, especially busting your “horns”
That soup looked amazing!
Take care.
I had 2 years of auto shop (junior & senior) but today, all shop classes were eliminated from high school and moved to vocational schools, cooking soup in your fireplace is so cool...👍😃
I graduated in 2020, rural Ohio, and I took many FFA and Industrial Arts classes along with Home Ec. which they call FACS or Family and Consumer Science now. Great classes that I will remember many lessons from for life. Thanks for another great video!
Our high school had shop classes. That was 35 years ago... we also had a votech school. This is where most of our professional development came from. They had everything there from welding, machining to nursing and horticulture. I went to auto mechanics there. They had it all and still do to this day. Majority of schools do not have these programs in school. Rather there are still votech programs that are separate from the school. Some local schools still have wood shops... they are disappearing by the day.
Well, since I went to the same high school and at the same time, I can't add much to the industrial arts part. In fact, my father went to the same high school and graduated in 1972. That school was 7-12th grade and they made it a requirement to take a semester of four industrial arts. I was nice to get that exposure and if you were bit by a bug then you could follow through the rest of high school. I think the four things I took were home economics, wood shop, meatal shop, and drafting. It was interesting to take the drafting. In our little semester, were making floor plans for small cottages but the seniors were drafting baseball stadiums and such. Did I mention this was the early 90s so we were on drafting tables. No CAD for us.
That was great to see Jeff is keeping the arts going ... and keeping that machinery. I remember thinking how old that equipment was back then. I made that same tool box and punch. Good to see he's still playing in a band. Good to see the guys at breakfast. Of course Clint and his outtake at the end.
Growing up between the Harlan Cafe and the post office, It's always fun to see the changes as you drive by. Like the old Harlan Haus Cafe there on the corner looks completely different. Is the around the corner restaurant still there?
Anywho, enough rambling. Another good video. 🙌
Paul, great to hear from you! Around the corner restaurant is now a new "pop stand". That's right, Harlan has a craft pop restaurant that sells pizza, sandwiches, and craft sodas. No need to drive to ft wayne anymore!
In 71 & 72 I had wood shop and metal shop in high school. I still remember making a set of dice made of polished solid aluminum (2” x 2” x 2”) that I still have today. Keep these great videos coming Neil, really enjoying them.
I like the content, it’s nice to see that other people have similar kinds of days.
Had all of that at my Jr high and High school. My home room was actually the metal shop. I am pretty old though, graduated in 1976.
Middle school (6-8th grade), we had wood shop and metal shop, drafting class, sewing and cooking classes. This was all back in the mid 70's. That first drafting class I had in 6th grade I knew what I wanted to do for a living. I'm a mechanical design engineer for an aerospace company and have been doing it for over 40 years now.. It's unfortunate that kids don't have those opportunities to work with there hands early in life. I truly believe it can give the younger generations some direction or career paths that they didn't know was available to them. Love your channel.
Nice of your brother to stop and help.
Those new lights are LIT! Well I mean obviously, they’re “lit” because you flip the switch and they come on but like they’re 🔥 like that.
I took a wood shop class in high school. Should have taken machine shop and welding. I made up for it later in life.
I took shop classes in school but feel I learned most of what I know from my father who was an electrician and a master of many trades!
Yup, back in the 70’s I had carpentry… and welding… still remember and using in my home projects 😊
Ft Wayne Snider class of 77 took 4 yrs of shop ( Mr Steiner😉),loved it!
Your old High School in the back looked a lot like mine ....Back by the Vocational Agricultural door wow 😳 !! The metals shop was right next door ...we had a welding room complete with 5 welding areas . All stick welders except the one had a wire welder set up in it, and one Anvil in there . The other room they had 4 Metal lathe's and one Horazontial mill ,one Vertical Mill, one surface grinder, and a small Metal Melting furnace and 2 drill presses. This is where I developed my love for working with Metal. I had a great shop teacher he made it easy to learn. Thank you for the great video brought back some great memories for me !!
Siempre hay un amigo curioso 😂😂😂
Saludos y te miramos para la próxima 🙏🙏
hey neil yeah lighting really good.. woodworking and metal working at my old school.. im 60 now and those days at those lessons took me into making props and scenery for tv film theatre and eventually i was flown out to france to make a few things for disney at their new disneyland paris.. and it all started at those days in school.. yep its worth making sure the schools of today keep those kinds of classes open to the students... and i used to play the drums too.. keep on keeping on.. much love xxc
Loved the day in the life video blog, Neil. I’ve always enjoyed the slice of life you provide, be it a glimpse of a cross country vacation, building a pond or a day at the Harlan Day fair. Keep it up, this is the good stuff that a 65 year old retired guys looks forward to every Sunday.
Love it! Life in the day or Day in the Life.
I have been in the US for the past 25 years but went to school in England and in what you would call high school we had a broad curriculum. As well as the standard English (Language and lit) Math, world history, world geography, biology, physics, art (drawing, painting, ceramics and pottery) we also had both woodworking and metalworking shops where basic safety, lathe work, hot work and joinery was all taught by a team of enthusiastic teachers. A high proportion of them were Welsh and therefore made up the bulk of the local rugby team, believe me, there were no disciplinary issues!!!! Now mostly retired but still teaching nautical studies after a lifetime floating around the world DRIVING boats and finding that DIY was an essential in mid ocean. Now I am land based I can get my DIGGING in tending my small lakeside plot in Florida. Doesn't really matter what you do Neil, it's all good and I'll be tuning in from London next week as I get to spend this Christmas with my family in England. Cheers.
Way down here in Batesville in south east Indiana our school has built those programs back better than they ever were. It’s just in time for my son who will be a freshman next year! He’s very handy in a shop already so he’s going to really shine once he’s there.
Ft Wayne Snider class of 77 took 4 yrs of shop ( Mr Steiner😉),loved it! recently polished the punch! I made.
THOSE STRIPS WERE DEFINITELY THE CHEAP AND EASY SOLUTION, I DIDN'T GIVE ME A HEART SIGHT WATCHING YOU COMING HOME WITH THE FIREWOOD
thanks for video
Hi Neil, Paul from Bristol England here again, like you did we did Metal Work, Woodwork, Home Economics and Design at Senior School, probably one of the reasons I then did an Engineering Apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce Aero Engines. As a result I have lived and worked overseas in over 10 countries including Indiana in the US. There I made a great friend who lives in Greensburg Indiana, and I have spent many a great weekend on his Dad’s farm, cutting wood, driving the tractor, 4 wheeling, having a group breakfast, great times that I remember very fondly. I am still in touch and every year send 7 Christmas Cards to his family members, all posted at the same time but some arrive weeks after the first, it’s now become a game 😁. Great video, my sort of day 👍
That’s wonderful! What a terrific career you’ve had and experience of living abroad. Thanks so much for sharing Paul.
I was just in Greensburg two weeks ago for another video project I’m doing. Beautiful area down there.
Thanks so much for watching!
I admire how you made time to sit with friends for breakfast then stop to eat lunch with family. I tend to fill rushed to just finish my chores instead of slowing down to enjoy what matters in life. Great job😇🙏🏻
We had shop and home-ec back in the day. Sadly I think it has been replaced. I learned a lot from those classes and wish they’d still teach them. Loved the video!! Thanks for putting that “blooper” in at the end!! Funny stuff!! Keep up the good work!
Neil, your videos are always great 🎉 Don’t ever stop being real. 🙌
I had shop class in middle school, but by high school, the programs changed, you had to go to the vocational center in the district for shop class. It was pretty nice there, but only available to juniors and seniors.
I was waiting the entire video to see what the lights looked like after you updated them...I almost got mad at the end when you mentioned that they where working but never showed them...screaming at the video like I was watching a ball game...hahaha but the final reveal has me cheering "YES I Finally get to see the lights!!!!" - Love you videos and watch every week!
Great insight into your day. Your buddies butt humour came through quite clearly! Here in Ireland, we had woodwork, metalwork and technical drawing as our 'shop' classes, at the age of 15 you could opt to go for an apprenticeship and go to a tech school for your final two years or stay in school, work on the academia continue with shop classes, which would be mixed in with academic classes, sit a final exam (8-9 subjects) and either go to college, sit an apprenticeship or start working.
I had industrial arts in 1976. It taught me a lot. Miss those days for sure.
Back in the early 90s when I went to high school we had all the trade school classes you could take , side note we had a swimming pool too . What an advantage it gives you when decide what trade you want to work in .
Nice to have the high school shop possibly as another resource in a pinch.
Stay warm.
Yes, I had shop class not only in junior high but then in high school. I work for a large engine manufacturer in the southern part of the state, and we constantly have temporary employees that come in that have no mechanical skill at all and so that does make it difficult And quite frankly, even the engineers that have college degrees have very little machining experience. They get that in the real world not in a classroom. Loved this episode! PS Great choice on the lights!
Hey Neil, I enjoyed my industrial arts classes growing up in Huntington. I then went to Ball Sate to become an Industrial Arts teacher. I enjoyed teaching these classes and continue to make sure we keep these classes in place. I’m now a Middle School Principal in Avon, IN. We are building a new middle school and the new school and our existing middle schools are keeping these classes. One big reason these classes close is very few people want to be teachers for these classes. Sadly, Ball State no longer trains industrial arts teachers. I think they closed the program due to lack of interest from incoming students. Purdue and Indiana State only graduate a few teachers each year. More industrial arts teachers retire each year than students graduate from college ready to teach. I agree with you that these classes are important for our current students. Our high school has a great program and they are working hard to grow the program. They just started a building trades class. Thanks for bringing up this topic. If you agree these programs are important, please tell your local school board members your thoughts and encourage high school students you know to become a shop teacher.
Neil, put a strap from the rack to the skid loader to stop the swaying.
I wonder if you made the rack wider and half the height would be better. You would be able to see over the wood and be able to drive forward going on the road. I know it would take up more floor space, but in my opinion, that wouldn't be a problem.
Great video. Thanks
I want that fireplace in my house. Love it!
BEST VIDEO EVER! Love the blog style. And yes, even though I was on a college track in HS, I was able to take Home Economics, Woodworking, Electronics, and Typing. The skills learned has served me well for the last 35 years, and saved thousands of dollars in costs in labor. As a teenager I was able to paint houses one summer, concrete another summer, and finally roof another summer. Quickly I learned that I wasn’t “cut out” for a lifetime of manual work.
I am 67 years old and watching from rural South Africa. My high school years were from 1971 to 1975. I took Woodwork and my final year project was a grandfather clock.
Greetings from the southern shore of the great swamp Erie in NE Ohio. This day in the life vlog was a terrific change of pace. Thanks for taking us along on your day. Back in the late 60's our high school had three groups of students; jocks, collegiate s and greasers. The jocks had their sports and the greasers metal shop, the remaining group studied marketing, business economics and an emerging field called computing.
Vietnam was looming in our future with its draft lottery and mandatory call up. I enlisted to avoid the draft ( my lottery number was 40 in a year that took up to 256 ) and thankfully I survived.
What you and others like you could never have been conceived in our time. I am glad that you and your children never had to face the terror of conscription and unjust wars. I deeply admire the young men and women who do enlist and serve our country. As a member of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation I also admire youth choosing agricultural pursuits.
Wishing you, your immediate and extended family a blessed holiday season filled with gentle seasonally appropriate weather and restful evenings with family and friends. Peace Neil.
As I was watching this I thought to myself "Oh, I forgot to comment last time on using ratchet straps to stabilize the load." Ha, I guess I was not the only one with that idea. Thanks for another great video!
The new lights make such a big difference! I had wood shop in junior high about 58 years ago. I still have a foot stool which was our first project. As I’m watching all you did I’m thinking you are such a blessed man. You are a great (I know, not perfect) example of husband, father, friend, neighbor and hard working man!
I graduated from high school in 1975. I had some wood shop and some metal shop. I wish I had taken more shop classes when I was young, because it would have helped me in my chosen trade, which I did not choose until a couple years after high school. Thanks again for the video.
I loved being in shop class during my high-school career. Our woods class teacher was mr.Weburg we all called him webbs .There was a clean up bell that rang 10 minutes before the end of class bell one time we set the clocks forward 10 minutes and left early and walked around the halls like we were kings . We gave webbs a hard time in a fun way. I graduated in 1989 and stayed in
contact with him until he died in 2019 . Shop classes made high-school great for me. Good show today Neil !!!
Appreciate you sharing! Good times!
Loved the video! Breakfast with the guys, reminded me of our local breakfast place, farmers would come in either early morning or after they get their crews started. Going to middle school & high school in the mid 70’s to 1980, we still had vocational classes. Middle school, we had Home Economics and Shop Classes but we also had the opportunity to do a small engine class. Of course I had to take it. My teacher had some concerns at the beginning with me being a girl but once he realized I was pretty comfortable working with tools, he must have more at ease. I took Home Economics in middle school but not in high school. In high school we had an Agriculture department so I was able to Ag Science and Ag Mechanics classes. We did have wood shop as well as auto shop classes at our high school. It is unfortunate that vocational classes are not encouraged as we still need auto mechanics, electricians, plumbers, construction, and manufacturing as occupations. As you walk into the shop classroom I could remember that distinction smell that every shop class had. 😂😂😂
Our high school had wood, metal, auto, and electronics shops when I was there from 1968-1972. I took electronics but I wish I had taken them all. I also wish schools today would offer those shops as well as home economics. Kids need to learn how to cook and sew, but they also need to know how to make a budget, balance their finances and do basic repairs around the house.
Nicely done Neil!!🤗🇺🇸
In junior high school (mid 70's) we had wood, metal and print shop (printing presses). I loved print shop and that gave me a high paying job through high school. I supported myself in college as a pressman.
I built a lot of stuff in that shop class. Jeff is cool!!
Hi Neil, yes we had shop classes and home-ec in my high school. In one year everyone was required to do 1/2 a year of wood shop and 1/2 a year of metal shop. The next year everyone was required to do 1/2 a year of sewing projects and 1/2 a year of cooking and baking. After that shop classes became elective. It was great though, everyone got to learn basics and I believe made us more well rounded individuals. I can also think off one of the girls who had never been around tools etc, was not really interested in woodworking but had to take it. It really sparked an interest in her and to this day she is still a very accomplished woodworker. It's really a shame that these classes have disappeared. You never know who would find a new passion that they never knew about. It also just helps in creative thinking and problem solving. Good to see it is still out there in some spots.
Those new lights worked excellent!! I graduated in 74. We had wood shop,mechanics shop,and ag shop which was my favorite…..we were very fortunate for a small town school. Probably smaller than Harlen. Always enjoy your videos 👍
Who wouldn't want to watch this?! We had shop class and Home-Ed class. My school hired a new home-ed teacher and she was very nice looking! All the boys took home-ed that year and the girls were not happy. Off site at a neighboring school was offered Mechanics courses and welding courses. They were great! All this needs to be put back in today.
Neil, we had industrial arts in high school (West central Ohio). Between that and Vocational Agriculture it was what set me on my path to become a “shop teacher”. Ohio State changed their program over when I was in college to Technology Education but we still had a lot of industrial arts classes while I was still there. I’m so happy that your community still values Industrial Arts.
I had welding fabrication , machine shop , and body shop classes in high school … thankful for each one of them … welding being the most useful … it seems trade classes should be required at some level to help promote DIY … as keyboards can’t fix everything … great channel sir !
My high school had shop classes, never took one shop class, interested in computers, then fortunately, I discovered quickly that I had the ladder of success leaning against the wrong occupational wall, ended up going to several years of tech school for welding, machining, and metallurgy, and through out my career in the repair and restoration field I took every course I could find in the field related to my profession, no regrets. Breakfast with the guys, happens two or more times a week now that I’m retired, enjoy every minute, the BS is almost overwhelming at times, 😮😊😂, I like the day in the life videos, feels kind of homey. Thanks, enjoyed
I worked for an electric utility before I retired and most of the employees we were hiring before I retired were from the smaller farm communities because they knew trades like welding and machine shop. Most of the schools in the bigger cities have eliminated their shop classes. I think Mike Rowe is on the right path to wake people up to what is really needed in our work force.
Great Video, AGAIN Neil.
I put lights on My Splitter in around 2008 or 09. Runs off the Engine.
Now Retired I do not need them anymore LOL...
I Graduated 79 and My High School had a full complement of industrial Arts. Even Drafting.
I tooks Electronics. That all went away out the the Tech Collage..
Ohh I loved to pig out at Chinese Buffets. Really cheap and quick. not so much anymore...
Tanks Much.. Mike M.
The Inlaws house is magnificent so large and well designed 🙂
Hello Neil! Have a fantastic Sunday.
I look forward to Sunday mornings, and I'm pretty sure I could watch you watch TV.
I really enjoyed this video. I was really jealous of the vegetable soup from that great looking fireplace at your in laws house. The new lights are bright. I kept thinking I hope he shows us the real view looking at the front of the entire shop straight on, and you did.
Neil, I got to live the dream! After the military I went to college to become an IA teacher, graduated in 84 and all the shop teacher jobs disappeared overnight, computers… I ended up with a Masters in Special Educational and did classroom service for 16 years working with mild to severe disabilities. Ended up in a small special education school in upstate NY where at 16 years and a special set of circumstances I became the shop/technology instructor and had the most wonderful 16 years of teaching middle and high school students how to use hammers, screw drivers and everything I could think of. We built decks, sheds, rebuilt a classic VW with a complete overhaul of the engine frame and works. We did robotics and wind turbines with help from RPI and GE. If you are patient and prepare you will never be surprised by what life throws at you. I think that most schools have tech classes at some level and that most children thrive on those classes. I still do woodturning and small projects for our home and my wife is a willing participant in wood working. Thanks for your videos and always enjoy driving large farm trucks.
Thanks for sharing your story. You're an inspiration to all those that learned from you I’m sure.
@ I really appreciate your content and look forward to quiet Sunday morning projects of the day!;)
I had small engine class, wood shop, homec and then we had a “Skill Center “ where they had everything from Nursing to auto Mechanics where I took Auto Mechanics and at 61 I’m still working on my own 1955 Chevy truck. It’s to bad that I feel like it’s all boiling down to Money!!
It was a great video Neil keep it up
What!! I haven't been watching a video blog every Sunday for the past 2 years? 😄 Neil thanks for tenasity and discipline to put this video together. Love watching your videos that always provide me with one if not all three of entertainment, inspiration or education. My God bless you and your family today.
Hey Neil, recently college-graduated 21-yr-old. I had drafting and shop classes when I was in middle school in PA. In NC, neither of my high schools have had any kind of shop classes.
I'm a software engineer living by a big city, and it has been so interesting to see a completely opposite side of life to mine for the last couple years. So thank you for your videos.
Good morning Neil & God bless you all
Neil you dont change a Thing it very good love the video .
I grew up in northeastern Colorado. It reminds me where you're at. There were 20 students in my graduating class. And yes, I took woods, metals, and even home economics (food is what attracted me to that class). I currently work at a school that is public charter school, and we don't have anything like this.. In fact, the school district where I live has about 30 schools from elementary to high school, and only two of them have wood working, metals (Ag Shop i.e), but not sure on home economics classes. Sad but true, schools are slowing going away from them, which is greatly needed for everyday life. I learned so much from them, and I'm grateful how and where I was raised.
Great video Neil. I had shop class growing up and really enjoyed it! Thanks!
Jeff is a National Treasure - many thanks to him and the other shop teachers still providing educational opportunities in our schools!!
Recently our local area voted on a millage/property tax dedicated to the Career and Technical Education (CTE) area to help increase the skilled trades programs available. While I know many do not like to see taxes increase this was one that I was happy to vote for and see pass - it will provide $1,000,000 annually for the next 10 years to the CTE program in our small county.
Last night I used the small hammer I fabricated years ago back in high school during shop class - including a knurled handle! Was the perfect size to tap some plugs in on PVC trim I had installed!
I graduated high school in 2003 and I had Home Economics classes as well as Shop & Technology classes. I’ve heard that it’s much different these days, unfortunately. Your in-laws have a beautiful fireplace hearth. Great content this week!
Hello, I think it’s ok that you do vlog . I also remember shops during middle school and wood ,metal,Auto Shops They were so valuable to me and made a big impact on my life joining the Air Force becoming Aircraft Mechanic .The main thing is it was a different time I believe that don’t know how I could have done without it!
Really enjoyed this episode shop lights are perfect 👌
I took general shop, wood shop, metal shop auto shop plus three years of drafting. Also took typing. Got a degree in history and education ended up not teaching but went into transportation for 38 years retired got bored went to work for a school bus company as a driver now dispatcher. All of those vocational classes have been a God send, side hussles, charity personal projects and quick repairs to get to work or finish a project. We were having a discussion at work a few months back about what classes from high had benefited us most. I realized that typing and English composition are used more than anything. Technology has sure changed in the past 54 years.
For sure! I’m so thankful for typing too. My girls don’t take it and I’ll be able to type faster than them.
I like this style of content keep up the great work!! Always look forward to watching your videos!!!
If it hadn’t been for industrial arts/wood shop/metal shop/drafting I’m not sure what my life would’ve been. It gave me such a great base. I ended up spending 22 years in the Navy, but all that I learned in those classes mechanically helped me with my career and made me very successful. I knew I was never going to be a doctor but when it came to mechanics, everything just seem to be easy. Not everyone needs a college degree although I did get an associates degree in supervisor management, which did help me through my career love your show, never been a farmer Came from a coal Miner family.
We as a country have lost our way when it comes to the trades. Somehow we allowed the trades to become demonized as some of that toxic masculinity garbage. We seriously need to bring them back into all the schools. Mike Rowe has been harping on this for years and just this morning he was saying how it has reached a critical stage for some trades. God help us right this ship before it’s too late. Great video Neil. Oh, I forgot to mention that my high school had several disciplines of trades and we also had a complete vocational technical school in the county.