Writing a grant to buy a Stocker for our HS

Ronnie Smith Jr · 12-14-2011, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Charlie A

Drag Race High

http://www.speedtv.com/gallery/view/939721/218431

http://www.speedtv.com/programs/drag-race-high/

Thanks Charlie! Sometimers setting in I guess...

12-14-2011, 12:45 PM

I did see that show and enjoyed it. We don't have the automotive shop, tools, equipment to build a race car from scratch. We are fortunate enough to have a tiny (pardon the pun) small engines class that has a few hand tools and an extra bay in the shop we could store the car. Also, the kids I'm working with are very low income minorities that I honestly don't think would have the patience to stick with it if we did. My thinking is to buy something turn-key that someone else has already invested the time and money in building and sorting out. Plus, everyone knows you can buy an LT1 Stocker, for example, for about half of what is invested in them. Our kids would respond well to something that was done and they could see and hear right away. I know that's not the best way to go but kids are different today. I've been in education for almost 20 years and kids aren't patient anymore and don't know how to set goals and work persistently towards them. There is still a ton of teaching, motivation, and encouragement that can come from what we are proposing.

12-14-2011, 12:45 PM	#2
Tar Heel Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Writing a grant to buy a Stocker for our HS I did see that show and enjoyed it. We don't have the automotive shop, tools, equipment to build a race car from scratch. We are fortunate enough to have a tiny (pardon the pun) small engines class that has a few hand tools and an extra bay in the shop we could store the car. Also, the kids I'm working with are very low income minorities that I honestly don't think would have the patience to stick with it if we did. My thinking is to buy something turn-key that someone else has already invested the time and money in building and sorting out. Plus, everyone knows you can buy an LT1 Stocker, for example, for about half of what is invested in them. Our kids would respond well to something that was done and they could see and hear right away. I know that's not the best way to go but kids are different today. I've been in education for almost 20 years and kids aren't patient anymore and don't know how to set goals and work persistently towards them. There is still a ton of teaching, motivation, and encouragement that can come from what we are proposing.