Nashoba Valley Technical High School Open House
Allison
Each student graduates with over 1,500 hours of hands-on work in the field they choose. The Nashoba students I had the privilege of meeting were self-sufficient young people who had the opportunity to develop a profession before even leaving high school. Not every student who goes to these schools will go directly into the trade they choose. In fact, as you can imagine many go on to college. The big misconception technical schools have is that it is for “non-college” bound students. This is so far from the truth.
If you were to survey a student on what they would rather do in school; hands-on or bookwork, they would probably choose hands-on. Hands-on learning is how students remember what they learned. Students leave this school with career options and real knowledge. They won’t be forced to work in a low paying job to pay their rent during college (or loans back after college). In fact, they can get great paying jobs while taking classes in college! These students will always have something to fall back on and will make great citizens in our communities. Hands-on learning creates self-motivated learners who are proud of what they accomplish in high school. Hands-on learning is “REAL LIFE” as far as I’m concerned. The freedom to invent and create is the driving force behind the motivation to learn skills and figure out solutions to problems.
The goal of education is to make students self-sufficient. Students are responsible; at Noshaba Valley Technical High School students are involved with running and maintaining the school. One of the coolest things I learned was that the school has solar panels and all the electricity and heat is sustainable energy.
I was absolutely amazed. The staff at Nashoba was passionate about their jobs. If your child is in 7th or 8th grade don’t be afraid to check out your nearest vocational technical high school!
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Allison "Your Handywoman" Oropallo was one of 20 contestants chosen from a pool of 3,000 national applicants to compete on All American Handyman, which aired for six consecutive Sundays on HGTV from September 4th through October 9th, 2011. Allison was runner up and the first female to ever make it to the finals. She loved her experience being on the show and looks forward to continue helping people discover their inner handiness! Read More about Allison Oropallo at AllisonOropallo.com
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