RE: [DIY-CNC] How many axes are possible on a CNC lathe? - now OT

We, in Evansville, are pretty lucky. The Evansville School system has a
school, used to be named "North High School," that has been replaced with a
dedicated Trade school. Additionally, we have Ivy Tech and ITT for after
secondary school education in addition to the building trades. All are
going great guns...ITT just put on an addition, IVY Tech took over a high
school a few years back and just recently did a complete modernization and
expansion and the trade school is crowded, looking for more space.
None of this, though, helps my grand daughter or will help my grandson, both
of who live in New Albany. The standard school systems there are really
good but offer no trades or even the start of trades training.
R. Wink

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Dave
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 7:47 AM
To: DIY-CNC@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DIY-CNC] How many axes are possible on a CNC lathe? - now OT

I'm up near Fort Wayne and of course my kids must endure the same screwy
school system that you tolerate.

I have two daughters - one is in her first year of college now. The
other is in 10th grade so I know exactly what you mean.

The entire idea of pathing a kid into a career track early on is nuts. I
wanted to be a professional guitarist in 11th grade. I ended up being an
engineer! Talk about a left turn...

There are ways around the process however.

There are elections you can make that will allow your kids to take
pretty much any classes you/they desire. But you have to play the game
right.
Both my kids will go through college so it was a matter of choice of
which one was the best track to make them ready to do so. I think my
older daughter was on a Pre-med path - which basically meant that she
could take the basic classes plus science classes which is what she
wanted to do anyway. She's in year one of college now and is waffling
between Poly Sci and a Pre-med track. I think she will end up in pre-med
which is good since she has some serious health problems anyway.

My younger daughter is on the same track in HS that my older daughter
was. I think she may end up an engineer, but we'll see. You never know
for sure which way they will go.

But if either of my daughters wanted to get into any type of trade at
their school other than the construction trades ( which are huge around
here - too big in fact) they would be better off moving into the Fort
Wayne school district since they actually have a vocational center that
teaches the trades and gives them school credit for taking the courses.
Like your schools, the school up here make all trade related courses
electives. Doesn't count towards graduation at all. The courses they do
offer are really superficial. They have few machines, nothing like what
I was exposed to in HS. It's really sad.

Things could be a lot better!

Dave - Ditch Mitch before he sells everything! (;->)

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