Class Notes: August 29 & 30

Class was about understanding expectations and beginning to be oriented to the shop environment.

Students were told that they would need a dedicated notebook for this class; having the notebook will be a graded activity on September 5 & 6.

The class analyzed and discussed the class guidelines: 

We work:

On Time;
On Budget
According to Plan
Safely
Together

And the shop motto:
Carpenters Build Communities.

These ideals are part of how we implement Generals LEAD.

Students were given the link to this blog and the information provided in this entry.

Period 2, took notes on Wood (period 3 and 4 will need these).

I was asked to post pictures of my poodles

Background and Essential Information

Welcome to Woodshop

This blog WoodworkingGrant.blogspot.com is a vital resource for you in this class.

Another vital resource is the website Maucks.com and more particularly Maucks.com/safety 

You will need a note book for this class. I suggest a blank notebook, or one with graph paper, but a simple spiral with lined paper will work.




Let's start with what, but be clear that the sine qua non of "how" is safely.

The first major project for Woods will be a key holder or coat rack or mug holder. Next we will make childern's toys; the third major project will be a cutting board.


Wood working is about a lot more than sticking pieces of wood together to make interesting, useful, and beautiful things. This class will teach you how to:
think creatively;
pay attention to detail;
behave professionally;
solve problems;
be creative;
and to utilize the design process.

There are lots of things we will do in order to learn about the various tools and machines in the shop, and about how to use them safely and effectively. You will need to pass a written and a hands on test for each machine (and of course there are ways to accommodate all learning styles -- so don't sweat the tests.) One great resource is maucks.com/safety/ In fact virtually everything you need to know and might need to study can be found there. Safety tests are pass fail; passing your safety tests will be 10% of your grade (in other words since you have to pass them; and since you can retake them; you are kind of guaranteed all those points!

Designing is a skill; people in all sorts of jobs and in their personal lives design. Learning to think systematically (including being systematic about being open to inspiration) is a great skill to develop. There are many ways to think about the design process (click for more of them), but here is one of my favorites:

Creating a shop like ours, and the great new one we will have at new Grant, takes a lot of money. A lot of that money comes from the Federal Government who recognize the need to train and hire thousands and thousands and thousands of carpenters, construction workers, and other trades people who build with their hands. These jobs are and will be in high demand now and when you graduate (from Grant or from college). In order to qualify for these federal dollars some of the wood working we do will be more like construction and carpentry, but whatever we are building will help you learn to problem solve and design: this is a great class for future engineers as well as future furniture makers; construction workers; architects; and in fact for any human!

As a CTE course a large chunk of your success in this class will be based on doing what is required in the world of work. Have you seen the motto and guiding principal:
"On Time; On Budget; According to Plan; Safely; Together"? 

What do you think these words and phrases mean? How will learning to meet these goals help you through your future?

Carpenters (literally) build community. Previous classes have built stages for the dance team and other clients; we built sets for the spring musicals. We'll have similar jobs this year, and some of these jobs help us to purchase materials or tools for us to use.
Each student is expected to put a woodworking piece in the Spring Art Show Experience Art. This is another opportunity for us to earn money for the program (and possibly for yourself).

We will provide you with safety protection for your eyes and ears, but you should plan on wearing long pants and closed toed shoes when working in the shop.

Images from the First Day

Dr. Campbell brought a photographer from the Oregonian through the shop. Advanced and Intermediate students rapidly transitioned from discussing the year to pretending to be hard at work in our new space!

Click here (and then click on the link to the gallery) to see these students show off the shop!

Welcome to the Wood Shop (#145) in New Grant!

Welcome to Our New Shop: 

Where Carpenters Build Communities!

Here we work:

     On Time

     On Budget

     According to Plan

     Safely

     Together

There's careers to be had!

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