I have a tendency to roll things around in my brain as I am driving down the road. \u00a0 Yesterday, as I was in a hurry to get back to Shattuck, I was thinking about my substitute teacher. \u00a0I had told him that I would be back by 1 but now it looked more like 2:30. \u00a0Crap! \u00a0I was hoping that this wasn’t going to screw up his plans and then I was like, “Dang. \u00a0He wasn’t going quail hunting today. \u00a0His calendar is open.” \u00a0Then I got to thinking more.<\/p>\n
I have only had one substitute teacher this year. \u00a0Same person, every time that I have been gone to a stock show, judging contest, leadership event, whatever. \u00a0It is great. \u00a0He is good with the kids. \u00a0The kids like him. \u00a0I like him. \u00a0I can let the shop kids go to work. \u00a0Paperwork–He takes care of it. \u00a0Kids bring entry money. \u00a0He handles it. \u00a0Work gets done. \u00a0It’s awesome. \u00a0Why does it work? \u00a0He is retired and comes from a generation that takes care of business. \u00a0Yeah, he might be a senior citizen. \u00a0But, it’s great! \u00a0As long as I don’t mess with Steve Care’s quail hunting, he is good to go.<\/p>\n
This past October, I couldn’t go to the National FFA Convention, so my parents took a set of officers to get our chapter award. \u00a0The kids were in better hands with these people than if I went. \u00a0Mom and Dad enjoyed Indianapolis. \u00a0The kids had experienced tour directors. \u00a0Cool deal!<\/p>\n
Last week, I needed help getting a couple of suburban loads of kids to the NW district livestock judging contest. \u00a0I asked Daryle Greer to help me out. \u00a0What’s better than a 34 year veteran of OK ag-ed to help? Nothing.<\/p>\n
We’ve got a lady that checks in on me and the kids to make sure that we have the greenhouse in-line. \u00a0She might have retired from teaching, although she still comes around to teach the teachers, motivate the kids and then leave–on her own schedule. \u00a0It’s awesome. \u00a0Science fairs, greenhouse, robotics, tech ed, ag-ed–whatever. \u00a0What’s better than Sue Ann Schoenhals making sure that the Shattuck schools operate properly? \u00a0Her husband, who was not a teacher, also helps. \u00a0And helps whoever needs it.<\/p>\n
The south side ACE hardware in Woodward is the only place in NW OK that uses more Sr. citizens than the Shattuck FFA. \u00a0And I love going to that hardware store. \u00a0The employees are friendly, helpful and I normally buy more than what I went to buy.<\/p>\n
I had a couple of seniors that worked with me at Western. \u00a0We had to do some things to get around their “retirement” but it was worth it as they were great employees. \u00a0Work ethic does not have an age limit. \u00a0Kids need to be around attributes that make for good people. \u00a0I am happy to have people like this helping me and the kids.<\/p>\n
And if you can’t tell. \u00a0Here in a few years or twenty, I’ll be working at ACE hardware.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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