By David Wolf When I built the ’35 Ford pickup I was ably assisted by two old-timers, Sterling Cousins and Ken Dyke—never mind that we are all about the same age Ken owned the muffler shop in Santa Rosa where most of the hot rod guys hung out
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Last spring, we shared ideas for teaching the trades online—from teachers for teachers As schools across the country head into the new school year, with many operating entirely or partially online, we wanted to update and expand our list Here
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At our annual Let’s Build It Institute, held virtually earlier this month, we asked prizewinning teachers how they fared teaching remotely this spring and what their big takeaways were Here's what they had to say On managing a class
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CALABASAS, Calif—Fifty skilled trades teachers and teacher teams from across the country were named today as finalists for the 2020 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence The teachers and their high school skilled trades
Two first-of-their-kind studies find broad, bipartisan support for high school trades education despite perceived stigma CALABASAS, Calif—Americans across the political spectrum overwhelmingly support skilled trades education in high school,
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