In vocational education at the middle school level our main goal is to expose students to a wide variety of career opportunities so they can know what's available to them. It's also important that students try out new things to see what interests them, and what they are good at. The intent is that students will use the information they gain to help them begin the process of choosing a career. As we share these experiences we teach a variety of skills.
It's hard to say which of all the things we teach is the most important, but at a minimum in the Technology and Engineering area we want students to be able to:
It's hard to say which of all the things we teach is the most important, but at a minimum in the Technology and Engineering area we want students to be able to:
- Measure lengths accurately using the metric and customary systems of measurement.
- Operate power tools safely.
- Communicate ideas effectively using a drawing.