Why? (Page 2): Sorry! It's a question I ask often. I should have elaborated. Apologies.

archie bunker Loc: Texas

redpill wrote:

Our high school has welding, wood shop, and auto mechanics.

BTW Arch, how about just a little more subject line for the topic? Why just Why?

Sorry! It's a question I ask often. I should have elaborated. Apologies.

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

archie bunker wrote:

Shop classes plant the seeds, and start developing skills, and knowledge needed to pursue a career in one of the trades. They also spawn interest in trades.

And I did attend a couple of trade schools, and worked with a Master for some time before going out on my own.

Now that I've settled that, you wanna take another shot at my family? I'm expecting it, so bring it.

During my senior year in HS, our shop class built a two horse trailer, completely enclosed with solid hitch and safety rings, storage bin, feeding trough, wrap around tinted wind shield, running, tail and brake lights, and the rear entrance door was a drop down ramp with a cable assist. We built it on two truck axles and fashioned a hydraulic brake system. Construction involved drafting the blueprints and schematics (under the supervision of our instructor, we designed it ourselves), carpentry, sheet metal work, electrical wiring, both gas and electric welding, caulking and weather sealing. Took nearly the entire school term to complete, and some of us worked on it in our free time. It was a beaut. We held a raffle to raise money for the school.

debeda

Coos Bay Tom wrote:

They should be in High Schools-- Most people never go to college-- They can't.

debeda

Blade_Runner wrote:

During my senior year in HS, our shop class built ... (show quote)

NICE

archie bunker Loc: Texas

Blade_Runner wrote:

During my senior year in HS, our shop class built ... (show quote)

I volunteered my beat up '70 442 Olds for auto mechanics, and we did the heads, and cam on it. I don't know if a local machine shop donated the work, or the school paid for it, but I paid for the parts with the help of my grandparents who made me pay them back.
That car sure got me in a lot of trouble!

After classes like those, I knew the basics of how to fix, and build things.

Now, I have to take a vehicle to a shrink to help figure out what it's psychological problems are.
Dual points distributors, and carburetors really weren't so bad!

debeda

archie bunker wrote:

I volunteered my beat up '70 442 Olds for auto mec... (show quote)

I agree with THAT!!!! I used to open a hood on 50s, 60s and 70s cars and know what I was looking at. Now? Cant even figure out how to get the stupid cowl thingy off most times

even newer motorcycles are getting all fancy and confusing

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

debeda wrote:

I luv you debeda

debeda

Coos Bay Tom wrote:

I luv you debeda

You're kinda the bomb yourself young man

redpill Loc: Oregon - not PDX

archie bunker wrote:

Sorry! It's a question I ask often. I should have elaborated. Apologies.

lol... apologies accepted. I too ask that question on nearly everything.

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

archie bunker wrote:

I volunteered my beat up '70 442 Olds for auto mec... (show quote)

Vote for me as president and I pledge to make cars normal again

Morgan

Coos Bay Tom wrote:

They should be in High Schools-- Most people never go to college-- They can't.

Agree, they should still be offered in High School, the schools are really lacking on how to prepare our kids for after high school. Some schools are so restrictive, that by the time kids go away to school they don't know how to stay on track with all their new found freedom and wind up failing classes.

When I was in high school, your free time was just that, you could leave the school grounds, it was your responsibility to make it back in time for class.

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

Morgan wrote:

Agree, they should still be offered in High School, the schools are really lacking on how to prepare our kids for after high school. Some schools are so restrictive, that by the time kids go away to school they don't know how to stay on track with all their new found freedom and wind up failing classes.

When I was in high school, your free time was just that, you could leave the school grounds, it was your responsibility to make it back in time for class.

We had an open campus when I was in high school.. Those of us with cars would leave for lunch. I had no problem getting to class on time. They tried to impose a dress code on us though-- side burn lengths for boys and no hair touching the collar. Girls had to kneel and have their hemlines measured and bra less was expulsion. Finally a rich kid grew a mustache and sued the school to keep it and won. Then we had a student walk out. The dress code went away but they continued on the teachers. Men had to wear ties Women had to wear dresses---They walked out when they fired a male and a female teacher for dating each other.

Rose42

Coos Bay Tom wrote:

Vote for me as president and I pledge to make cars normal again

You have my vote.

Morgan

Coos Bay Tom wrote:

We had an open campus when I was in high school.. ... (show quote)

Wow Tom, where were you brought up, or did you go to a parochial school?

archie bunker Loc: Texas

Morgan wrote:

Wow Tom, where were you brought up, or did you go to a parochial school?

Tom is old. Sorry Tom.

When I started elementary school, the girls had to wear dresses, except on snow days. It didn't last long as I recall. But, then, I wasn't really paying attention. I was busy drawing dinosaur pictures on my Big Chief tablet.