they "didnt have enough time during the summer months" and didnt want to disrupt school during the start of the year. Bad idea? yeah, I think so. With finals coming up these distractions are just that, distracting. I dont have time for the nonsense as of right now. In the beginning of the year, I would.

Hey guys, its been a while, and I thought I would give you an update, and everything is factual. We've got a new teacher, he is staying until the end of the year at least. He is a good guy, but not as dedicated as my previous teacher. We're moving out of our tech rooms so they can remodel everything, yep, im getting screwed out of the last month of my tech classes. LUCKILY- The other tech teacher actually was allowed to design the tech rooms, and how everything will work. I happen to have a good relationship with him, and all of the hard work payed off! Everything should be pretty awesome, he kept me in mind while making the plans. The rooms will still be pretty big, but the auto tech room is getting smaller, and the computer lab IS getting bigger. The space will be used more wisely though. I'm still pissed that we have to move out of our rooms, we're going to be in a normal classroom, but theres nothing we can do about it now. Theyre doing the same thing to the chemistry rooms, and we will be in the gym for the rest of the year for them. I just wanted to thank you guys for all of your support and input. Because of all of your help, and the help of others, I was able to have the impact to get them properly handled and equipped.

Thanks, This is gonna be a while before i can let you guys know of any resolution.

Guys, I have news, and its pretty intense. I guess this goes A LOT deeper than I had ever thought! Pay attention, it will be hardto follow me on this one. We've recently gotten a new Principle, which is now Mrs Wahl. Apparently she's had it in for my tech teacher since the beginning of the year. The new computer lab will look really good in her name , and my tech teacher, Rolf Tiedemann, was one of the few standing in her way. Well guess what! Monday rolls around, my tech teacher isnt in class, we have a sub. Ok. Tuesday rolls around, i hear rumors about my tech teacher being arrested, i go to class, hes not there, theres a sub plus the other tech teacher in the room. The other tech teacher(Mr Doty) says, Mr tiedemann will not be here for a while, hes ok, his family is ok. He says hes "Under review". So anyway everyone is talk talk talk, rumor rumor rumor, speculation speculation speculation. We each have our idea's as to what happened, everyone is asking teachers what happened, they ALL know about it, but none of them can disclose any information to any of the students*cough ******** cough cough*(im not saying that they really would get in trouble for doing so, i'm saying its ridiculous that they cant). Well, one of the other students in my tech class, has an uncle thats a security guard, and he was there the whole time. APPARENTLY- Mr tiedemann was escorted off of school grounds, and has been charged for "Student labor resulting in his own profit" and "Unfit curiculum", or something to those measures. BOTH OF THOSE CHARGES are COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS. The unfit curiculum one is just because of how they doubt the relevance of what we're taught, but the "student labor for his own profit" one is the most ridiculous of all. He owns a Bronco, the engine blew in the bronco. He baught a Ford Fairlane to swap the engine from it, into his bronco. He pulled the engine, and started to teach us using the rest of the car(using a cutting torch, plasma cutters, right angle cutoff wheel, spot weld drill, air chisel, sawzall, etc...). He then said "If anyone wants to come in, and help tear apart the car, feel free to do so" He took of any of the part of the car that had worth ON HIS OWN. We just came in to help him cut apart the car so it could be thrown in the garbage. You may be thinking that they thought we did work and he sold the parts, which is obviously incorrect. WHAT THE TRUTH IS; The principal Mrs Wahl, has apparently had it in for Mr Tiedemann since the beginning of the year. The new computer lab will look good in Mrs Wahl's name, and one of the few people standing in her was was Mr tiedemann, so she wants to find a reason to fire him because of his tenior, and it seems to me that this is what she's trying. I'm completely overwhelmed by this, but I've got some help from friends and family, and I'm asking you for some help as well. Here is the phone number for the main office, I couldn't find her actual number: 966-4040. I have a meeting with her monday morning, and god help her she will have one hell of an earful from me.

Yeah when I said mechanical engineering twice i meant Mechanical engineering and design. Perhaps I will go for a bachelors, it all depends on what happens when it comes time for college choosing.(which has already started, but i'm just looking at my options for now) With this post i also bear bad news. My tech teacher, is under review aparently. I guess they cant tell the students much about it, but my tech teacher is gone, "we have to be moved out of the room by may 21st" as long as they actually end up "Renovating" the room. I can basically say goodbye to my last semester in my tech courses. I'm INFURIATED to say the VERY LEAST. I'm going to try to make a difference, but with the speed at which my school takes things regarding change, it wont happen within a timeframe which will allow me to learn what i'de like to.

Jack, I'm 16, a junior, I plan on getting an associates degree in each of the following: Mechanical engineering, mechanical engineering, and business. I hope to make a decent living using the design degree, perhaps work my way up the Ford motorcompany ladder:). Then, retire(kind of) and open up my own performance shop. Thats a good idea, I'm going to send her a link to this forum and another forum ive posted this on.

I just sent the message to my congressman! Wish me luck!

[email protected] The address above is the email to the woman thats the head of this, Deb Leh. I've been trying to get ahold of her name and email address, and finally did. She is the person to contact, and I thank you all! Please send her your thoughts! She'll be getting mine!

For those of you sending letters, I found where they will have the most impact! Send an email to the below address. her name is Deb Leh; [email protected] Apparently she is the head of all of this, and she is definitly the one to contact. She'll be getting a letter from me

here is a more local station, R news, for Rochester news. [email protected] If that doesnt work please let me know.

Sorry for being mildly retarded, but am I writing to the wrong TV station? Isnt fox news national? should I be writing to somewhere more locally specialized?

[email protected] That is the email for viewer services of the Fox News(local news) station.

Good god you guys are amazing. yes, it is rochester NY, zip 14626, its in the USA. Those board members are right(I know most of their sons/daughters). Sorry for my late reply, ive been working a lot lately(unrelated to this unfortunately), and havent gotten a chance to check up on things. Every story here i'm going to print off and give to them. Im going to show my teacher what i've been doing, hopefully he'll appreciate it. I've contacted a local TV station, and I'm waiting for an email/call/letter back. Thanks a lot, you guys are an AMAZING HELP!!!!

My name is Paul Vanek. I go to Greece Athena High School, in the Greece Central School District. I will find out about a local news station, I will also probably be writing a letter to anyone I see fit, and the school paper. My teachers name is Rolf Tiedemann, and the principals name is Helen Wahl. Sorry I didn't say this in the first post, but the other site i had this posted on didnt give me as much help.

Hi, I just registered, and I was reffered to this site by a fellow enthusiast. There have been some big wigs coming in lately into my technology classes, and theyre asking questions about things we really do need. Theyre questioning the relevance of the courses. We have a horizontal bandsaw(3k) and they asked the relevance of it, my teacher said to cut metal. they asked couldnt a tabletop one do that? Well it could, but not as well as the one we have now. Theyre basically going to sell all of our good equipment for pennies on the dollar, and going to give us crap. Theyre minimizing the technology courses. Im writing a petition to get this stopped. The truth is, is that if we dont have industrious people, our economy CANNOT survive. These classes basically mean everything to me, if it werent for them i would go crazy in school. If anyone is bored, and can write a good petition, please help me out. Also if anyone has any other suggestions please let me know. Right now, there are stickers on 5 lathes, 3 drill presses, a band saw, and this is after just one day. If anyone would like to send any personal experiences to me, through pm, or by instant messenger(truffleshufflepv), saying how technology courses helped your life, and how they changed you and made you more successful as a person, PLEASE DO!!! It would mean A LOT to me