Roughly 100 students enrolled in the four inaugural woodshop classes at East Bay middle school.
Eighth-grader Hudson Beard works on a project as teacher Nicole Manasewitsch oversees during her shop class at Valley View Middle School in Pleasant Hill, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024.
“The kids just love it — these kinds of hands-on programs are really where I can see them just light up with excitement,” Manasewitsch said. “I feel like the way that we’re doing school now isn’t working for kids — this generation that’s all about screens — but we’re not changing anything.” These tools will allow Valley View Middle School to equip students with hands-on technical skills, especially as more young people grow skeptical of increasingly expensive college degrees, Manasewitsch said.
But even when space and tools are secured, administrators still struggled to find qualified teachers to cover a vocational curriculum. Eighth-grader Jasper Otero works on a project during Nicole Manasewitsch’s shop class at Valley View Middle School in Pleasant Hill, Calif., on Thursday, February 15, 2024.
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