About me
I am from Wichita Falls, Texas born and raised the majority of my professional welding career is in the Petro-Chemical Industry to include Steam Turbine Power Plants from New Construction to Major Shutdowns and Turnarounds, to include Re-Building Plants after an Explosion. I have been blessed to work from Hawaii, Alaska to St. Croix in the Virgin Islands & South America. I did this for 25 years and finally decided it was time to let the younger men take over. I moved to the D/FW Area from Phoenix, AZ, since I have worked from Dallas I.S.D. to Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control, I am a Certified Pipe-Welder/Pipefitter by Trade, I can Operate just about any type of Equipment on a Construction Site, to include Cranes up to 100 Ton. If there is anything you want to know about me, please ask.
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Proper
Planning
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keep up to date with the programs you are teaching is logical and engaging so the students don't stray away.
Clear objectives and the standards of the chosen Career Field
Stay organized and preplan your class and it wouldn't hurt to add a short quiz or extra material
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proper
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make the students comfortable so they trust you and explain what you want and what you expect from them, be clear and ask if anyone has any questions
I like to encourage my students to push their selves there is no I can't, yes you can, you can do anything as long as you put your mind to it.
We were all ROOKIES at some point in our CAREERS, for me it was totally different back in the day, we have OSHA now, so we have to be a lot more careful, how we proceed with our professionalism.
Make sure to connect with your student's, come up with a situation where the student's themselves have total input, and they can discuss the situation among themselves
its always good to say good morning to each student, perhaps have a safety meeting before lab starts explain the situation clearly and ask if anyone has any questions or comments
learning your students from the age difference and treating them with respect and the way you want to be treated if you were in there shoes
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