In the 30+ years I spent teaching skilled trades, the students I remember best fell into two categories- - - - -the graduates of GM, Ford, Chrysler, and a few other factory training programs who went on to have successful careers fixing anything that rolls, floats or flies, and the graduates of River Bend prison and a few other facilities in the Tennessee Corrections Department system. The hundreds of mediocre students in the middle quickly faded from memory, but a few of the ones on the top and the bottom rungs of society have kept in touch over the years. Being friendly with both groups has had its advantages at times!
Jerry
