This Brand New Home that costs 800K was built by High School Students in PG County MD
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Agreed
I wouldn't trust a child's judgement to build a house.
Bring this type of education back to high schools. It’s time balance shit out again. Bring back body shop too.
Because they told everybody in the 90s and 2000’s you wouldn’t make it without a degree. So now the previous generation of tradesman didn’t have apprentices and retired without passing on the knowledge. It’s one of my regrets too because my pops was a master mechanic and eventually owned his own shop. Both me and my brother passed on the skill. In hindsight I could’ve been running a lucrative business with multiple shops today if I took it seriously. My current mechanic did that with his son and I watch that kid as a teenager working on cars to now running his dad’s second shop in his 20’s.Why...is this type of education disappearing fast..rather than flourishing every where...?
we had bodyshop when i was at crossland
times have certainly changed.
So they using these kids for free labor and selling it as learning experience than making close to a million off their backs.. hmmm prison systems like to use free labor also and some other “old system” liked free labor.. so is this gonna be the new hustle for biz having free labor uhhh I mean learning experience to build lots of other stuff cutting out the paid workforce
People forget trade schools is where the money is at..
Welders, electricians, plumbers, carpenters, floor layers, and bricklayers make great money.
But, these schools tell kids they should work at a desk making great money by going to college for a degree with no other options..
They need to bring this back because there's a higher demand for Craftsman who love to work with their hands building something.
Welders, electricians, plumbers, carpenters, floor layers, and bricklayers make great money.
But, these schools tell kids they should work at a desk making great money by going to college for a degree with no other options..
They need to bring this back because there's a higher demand for Craftsman who love to work with their hands building something.
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Just terrible I tell you
Funny thing, when they were called internships, students were doing free labor for decades. Eventually some folks said fuck that...pay me. They filed a lawsuit and as a result, EVERY internship has to be a paid position now.
Many contractors are alcoholics. Especially after lunch break.
Yeah that Blasdenburg high is about 50% black and 50% Hispanic.
Northern PG County has a large Hispanic population
That’s the going rate for Bowie MD. House that size would be double that amount in Northern VA.
Not true
When were you at Crossland? I went to Potomac
So the kids get scholarships that they can use for college or trade school.
I believe for some skills, like carpentry, they can get certified and start working immediately after high school.
Some of the funds from sell helps find another community to build a house next year and for other expenses. It’s only 1 house in a neighborhood that’s probably building a few hundreds and it’s the smallest.
This brand new Bowie home worth nearly $1M was built by high school students - WTOP News
One of the newest homes in the South Lakes neighborhood in Bowie, Maryland, was built by high school students.
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Also have to think and I don’t have any evidence but one of the biggest construction companies in the USA, Clark construction, is based out of Arlington VA. I’m sure there is a pipeline for kids to get jobs there after high school.
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Agreed.
I remember hearing stories about classmates in junior high / HS in bodyshop rebuilding cars and such. They were learning alot and having fun.
A perfect example would be a former classmate from that time. Turns out he's the relative of my dad's GF. He was a wildman growing up. Hanging out with the wrong crowd, plenty of partying. He got his life back on track and his stepdad helped get him in business as a co-owner of a heavy duty mechanic shop. He had worked at a smaller automotive store prior, and then chose to branch out with a few fellow employees and start their own thing eventually. It's now a multi-million dollar business. The stepdad stepped aside many years back once he realized the guy could run his own thing.
They have a carpentry technical school like this in Northeast Philly called "Orleans Technical School' they teach them in the classroom as well as bring them on the field building houses to prepare them for the real world in construction. They also help them get a job afterwards as well.Also have to think and I don’t have any evidence but one of the biggest construction companies in the USA, Clark construction, is based out of Arlington VA. I’m sure there is a pipeline for kids to get jobs there after high school.
Clark Construction | Building What Matters
Hospitals where we heal. Museums that inspire. Highways that connect us. We create the assets and infrastructure that make the United States stronger.
This is why some people on this thread don't know what they're talking about when they say some dumb shit comparing this to prison free labor.
I used to do construction work back then after I went to job corps and temple university to learn about construction, they had houses in North Philly that needed to be rehabbed, we learned how to do it which was a on the job training without pay. Then I found a real estate investor who hired me to work with him to rehab some properties and he paid paid me every week.
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Habitat for humanity does it all the time with free non-skilled labor. In fact I'll be volunteering there soon.
Whatever works for y'all, but I prefer professional Mexicans building my crib.
Stand corrected. It seemed like in my field (tv production/news)the free internships went away, after some tv interns successfully sued.
However, I do remember the success of the lawsuit was based on the fact that they were actually doing the grunt work that was assaigned to paid employees.
Found a Corona can sitting in my wall while running HDMI for TV last weekend. My house was built in '05
1984-1988
Tons of people out here with student loans for degrees they never used because they were told its all about degrees...and now some assholes saying why you take the loan if you couldn't afford it as if there wasn't massive pressure to get degrees
Certified trades people got some of the best jobs out here even though they do have to worry about being undercut by the unlicensed workers
What's sad is people would hire a unlicensed non-English speaking contractor who charge less but does a shitty job vs someone who is a professional that does good work and can speak clearly in English along with being licensed. I've seen it plenty of times when I used to do construction back then in philly .
They go cheap and got to do it over because it aint up to code
Right, I used to have people call me to do some work on their house but I had to redo everything because the last contractor did a shitty job...
Why...is this type of education disappearing fast..rather than flourishing every where...?
Not in the budget.....
Auto shop, dental hygiene and carpentry are "extra-curricular" programs......
There's extra insurance costs, an extra qualified teacher....etc......my HS got rid of our auto shop class within 5 years after my graduation......
Dental hygiene and engineer technology held on by a thread maybe 4 more years
But those have now been gone at least 10 yrs now
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Thanks for clearing this up unlike other people talking about another state when the subject is about this particular project.. notice only you were able to clarify what was the perks that these students were getting for building basically a million dollar house.. many institutions have used kid for free labor kinda like college sports for yrs and made billions off them for free just wanted to make sure this wasn’t 1 of those companies that took advantage of kids cause it wouldn’t be the first or last time it has happened.. now that you cleared things up I’m not looking at this program so funnySo the kids get scholarships that they can use for college or trade school.
I believe for some skills, like carpentry, they can get certified and start working immediately after high school.
Some of the funds from sell helps find another community to build a house next year and for other expenses. It’s only 1 house in a neighborhood that’s probably building a few hundreds and it’s the smallest.
This brand new Bowie home worth nearly $1M was built by high school students - WTOP News
One of the newest homes in the South Lakes neighborhood in Bowie, Maryland, was built by high school students.