Comments on: Metal bashing http://iangrey.org/2008/07/15/metal-bashing/ A riotous colour of life's rich tapestry Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:19:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Shades http://iangrey.org/2008/07/15/metal-bashing/comment-page-1/#comment-3866 Shades Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:20:47 +0000 http://iangrey.org/?p=2237#comment-3866 I can remember a few teachers like what you describe, but not in craft stuff. I can remember a few teachers like what you describe, but not in craft stuff.

]]> By: Colin Campbell http://iangrey.org/2008/07/15/metal-bashing/comment-page-1/#comment-3862 Colin Campbell Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:18:10 +0000 http://iangrey.org/?p=2237#comment-3862 Our kids partner high school is ramping up these kinds of offerings. The Ruddmeister is keen on skills training and there is quite a bit of money to invest in equipment. I also think that all the stuff that we missed out on, home economics etc is pretty useful. I hope my kids are exposed to more of that. My memories of those classes were pretty negative. There were some mean old bastards who were living out their later working lives terrorising mostly disinterested kids. The drafting and metalwork guys were the worst. Our kids partner high school is ramping up these kinds of offerings. The Ruddmeister is keen on skills training and there is quite a bit of money to invest in equipment. I also think that all the stuff that we missed out on, home economics etc is pretty useful. I hope my kids are exposed to more of that.

My memories of those classes were pretty negative. There were some mean old bastards who were living out their later working lives terrorising mostly disinterested kids.

The drafting and metalwork guys were the worst.

]]> By: Shades http://iangrey.org/2008/07/15/metal-bashing/comment-page-1/#comment-3858 Shades Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:29:35 +0000 http://iangrey.org/?p=2237#comment-3858 Seeing as how we don't really make very much in Britain any more I imagine it is the same here. My old school has new specialisms though- Hair and Beauty & Travel and Tourism. Seeing as how we don’t really make very much in Britain any more I imagine it is the same here. My old school has new specialisms though- Hair and Beauty & Travel and Tourism.

]]> By: jmb http://iangrey.org/2008/07/15/metal-bashing/comment-page-1/#comment-3857 jmb Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:53:31 +0000 http://iangrey.org/?p=2237#comment-3857 I hear that industrial education is a dying subject, here at least. Even my son did only one year of it and my daughter one year of cooking. One IE teacher I know changed to teaching English as he was phased out. I hear that industrial education is a dying subject, here at least. Even my son did only one year of it and my daughter one year of cooking. One IE teacher I know changed to teaching English as he was phased out.

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