just kidding. My students are begging me to let them weld but since I am not a dedicated welding class but an Ag class I have to cover everything.Why are you shocked Jonathan, that is the way I teach just kidding. My students are begging me to let them weld but since I am not a dedicated welding class but an Ag class I have to cover everything.
just kidding. My students are begging me to let them weld but since I am not a dedicated welding class but an Ag class I have to cover everything.It's always best to build your own, especially when it comes to hitches!!!
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That's bad man....MinnesotaDave wrote:I think the ones I've heard are worse....
All below are high school welding shop teachers.
"I don't teach stick because everything is mig nowadays"
"I don't make them practice because they don't want to - I just let them make stuff." (With the mig improperly set)
"I don't know how to set up the mig."
"I don't know what rod to use."
"I don't know how many amps to tell them."
"I only teach flat because I'm not good at the other positions."
"I've never welded overhead."
"Last time I did a vertical weld was in college." (20+ years ago)
"I don't know what the difference between 6013 and 7018 is anyway."
"I know the numbers mean something, but I don't understand it." (Stick electrodes)
"I don't use the textbook because kids don't like to read."
"Is fluxcore even necessary to talk about?"
"It doesn't matter anyway - I've only got 6 years left until I retire." (What the f__k is wrong with people!!)
This is just the stuff off the top of my head....there's more....
Now we wonder why there's so much bad weld bashing on WW....
Just a couple welders and a couple of big hammers and torches.
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I was told by a guy that his teacher told him that vert down isn't even a weld. (Mig I assume.)
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Wow ... more horror stories! It is very clear that there are guys out there who shouldn't be teaching. Apparently a LOT of guys! I have students who come in and talk about how much welding they did in high school, and generally they didn't learn much. But every once awhile I get student who had a good instructor in high school.
But the problem isn't just confined to education, it is also in industry. Occasionally I will do a training for a company that needs to have their welders pass a certification test, and they need someone to bring their guys up to speed. I have seem some very poor practices in this area; but usually the problems revolve around poor gun/rod angles. But those guys in industry can get pissy and resentful - they call what they do 'work' or 'real' welding as opposed to 'school' welding.
So, what is the answer? Any ideas? Maybe the topic of 'what to do' needs another thread?
But the problem isn't just confined to education, it is also in industry. Occasionally I will do a training for a company that needs to have their welders pass a certification test, and they need someone to bring their guys up to speed. I have seem some very poor practices in this area; but usually the problems revolve around poor gun/rod angles. But those guys in industry can get pissy and resentful - they call what they do 'work' or 'real' welding as opposed to 'school' welding.
So, what is the answer? Any ideas? Maybe the topic of 'what to do' needs another thread?