Students beg their parents to take them to school early and pick them up late. They skip lunch so they can stay in class, and beam when they finish their work. Applied technology is not your usual class.
Kids spend most of their time out of their seats.
There are safety requirements. At Chinook Middle School in Bellevue, applied technology teacher Jim Butcher, top left, and fellow teacher Bill Lewis instruct 360 students each day in their applied technology classes. The students in this industrial arts class say that hands-on learning is fun and has practical benefits. I like how you can make anything if you follow steps. You can build things you get to take home.