NEVER LET A SCHOOL SHOP FIX ANYTHING

[Just Bill]

Well good luck with that just Bill as i am sure you are one of the ones that wants something for nothing. You are right the kids are there to learn and the instructor is there to help the kids and keep them safe not to fix Tight asses stuff. If you want it done right with a warranty go to a local shop and pay them don't excpect a high school shop to fix your stuff and warranty it you get what you pay for.

Have no doubt in your mind I always look for the most for the least and I am sure most people here do the same.
What I said has to do with accountability.
Where you came up with the B.S. is anybodys guess.

If the job can't be done correctly then turn it down.
But you being a teacher you probably don't think teachers should have any
accountability for the quality of job they do.
Maybe you are just one of the sitters.

 

[mmurphy]

I think people forget just the way it was years ago. The prior generation was telling us we would not mount to shi.. O.K. crap, and I guess they were right. Look at the mess we got our country in to now. Look how we raised are kids to be the way they are. These kids are still waiting for their real life of which they still have no clue what that would be. (some of us older ones too!)
I have a 17 year old that needs to be leaned on from time to time, but I have to say some of these kids now days are less in to booze and drugs then my era.
As far as taking things to a school to work on, do not expect miracles. I hear people complain all the time how the service shops screw things up.

 

[duckhunter27]

I just can't believe that some of you think high school kids can fix your stuff when most shops out there don't have the best reputation. I hear guys on hear complaining about their tractor dealers and agian you think high school kids are going to fix all your problems and for nothing no dout. Just Bill i would love to put you in a shop with 25 high shool kids which i will only have half of them out of resoure room and see how long you last and then lets hold you responsible for their actions . Oh and P,S bring your tractor and your truck and your mower so they can work on it remember you are going tobe teaching them what could go wrong.

 

[duckhunter27]

And don't get me wrong guys I think shop class is great and the kids learn a life time of experience. I have kids go on in to auto tech schools I have kids go on tobe mothers but know how to change a tire or their oil. Would i take something to a high school shop class of value or recommend a shop class to someone who needed something fixed NO. But if i had something they could use as a leraning project that may or may not get fixed yes i would take it in. The family car NO my new mower NO etc. Bottom line is most of the people that are not happy with a shop class is they didn't get something fixed for nothing.

 

[deereman75]

but I have to say some of these kids now days are less in to booze and drugs then my era.

I am not sure what it was like then, but now at least 3/4 of my class smokes something, and a fair bit of them drink. (I dont)

 

[jonyyuma]

I am not sure what it was like then, but now at least 3/4 of my class smokes something, and a fair bit of them drink. (I dont)

From what I see around here, there is a lot of truth to this. the non- participants are getting fewer...But look at the adults???

 

[CBW1999]

OK, so you are in high school right now. If anybody should know how high school students are it should be you. Maybe you are part of the problem and apparently so bad mouthing the shop teacher knowing how students your age are.

That is a little rough. The OP was mature enough to divulge that information- we shouldn't use it to abuse him.

To the OP- have you thought about going to the school board with your concerns?- or is it a different school altogether?

 

[Soundguy]

Back in the day cars were very elementary compared to todays cars. Back then if you shorted a wire you just blew a fuse. Today that wire means a $1000 or more computer and you still have not fixed the original problem. Now, whose going to get the blame for that?

that's true... on an older car.. weld a lil bit.. beat a dent out of real metal panels.. bondo skim coat and paint.. and the elecgtronics.. well.. pretty much just wires and durable modules...



soundguy

 

[deereman75]

That is a little rough. The OP was mature enough to divulge that information- we shouldn't use it to abuse him.

To the OP- have you thought about going to the school board with your concerns?- or is it a different school altogether?

No it isnt the high school I go to, it is the other one. Besides, I have never taken anything there, I have just heard alot of bad things, if people have had something happen to them, they can complain.

 

[CBW1999]

that's true... on an older car.. weld a lil bit.. beat a dent out of real metal panels.. bondo skim coat and paint.. and the elecgtronics.. well.. pretty much just wires and durable modules...



soundguy

I think my favorite car was a 1978 Plymouth Volare`. Couldn't kill the slant six, open the hood and sit on the block to work on it if you needed. If it wouldn't start, you checked the ballast resister on the fire wall first.

I bought it in 1992 from my (then) in-laws. It had been garaged since 1988 when the aunt went into a nursing home. Drained the porrige from the oil pan put in fresh and off I went. This was my second one and, if I ever had the chance to own a decent one again, i would do it.