Johnathan decided to teach woodworking to thirty 4th-5th graders once a week and thirty 6th-8th graders once a week. He is obviously a brave man!
"What began with three hack saws, miter boxes made from scratch and some glue and sanding paper, has slightly evolved to a drill press (donated by a grandparent), clamps and circular sander. Hopefully it grows into something more."In this age of vanishing shop classes, it inspires me to see a group of kids eager to work with their hands to build something useful and fun. Kids haven't changed: our desire and commitment to help them learn manual skills has.
Big thanks to guys like Johnathan who are willing to take on tasks like this and enrich the lives of so many kids.
Check out these sweet looking menorahs they made. After building them they made some Mere Mortal whistles with the leftover wood. Oh, and look in the background of the group photo. Is that a WWMM logo back there?
I think this is awesome as awesome can get. :)
ReplyDeleteI also think this is insanely awesome, I might have to have my almost 9yr old make a menorah for the in-laws next year!
ReplyDeleteThose are some very happy boys!
ReplyDeleteStart em early, start em right! #EPIC
ReplyDeleteI to think this is very Awesome Hey Steve maybe you could get an address so that people may donate new tools to them or send them to you and you could make a vist and deliver them to the kids.... I got my start in a wood shop class building a step stool I still remember how it looked and smelled in that shop the kids will have these memories for life...
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely Awesome! My applause to Jonathan and even a bigger applause to those boys for taking on the class. I loved woodshop and was very happy to hear this past weekend that is still being taught in my old middle school.
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I like that idea, I would kick in a few bucks to help fan the spark that has been started.
ReplyDeleteVery cool Steve! It must warm your heart to see the impact you have on others. Very humbling, but so rewarding. Keep on brother!
ReplyDeleteOh, and BIG KUDOs to Jonathan for investing himself and his time in these boys!
ReplyDeleteIf anyone wants to help out these kids with donations, etc...contact Johnathan at jbenzaquen@emek.org. Hey, it's tax-deductible too!
ReplyDeleteThe overall lack of support for school shop classes in this country is Meshuganah.
ReplyDeleteAnd Steve? If you do NOT print off that group photo of those great kids and post it on your shop wall where it will show up in the background of your next video (kinda like they did with your logo on that poster), you'll be Meshuganah too.
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