Class Visitor:
Josh, Apprentice Electrician
Excerpts from letters to Josh:
I really enjoyed your visit. You must really have to study hard to be an electrician. . . . I learned that in order to be an electrician you have to study hard and it takes a long time to get in. Beth
. . . I did not know that there was so many tools that you had to work with. I liked the tool that tells you if there is electricity. Kayla
. . . I learned that there are women electricians, and the colors of the wires, and how to wire an outlet. Josh
. . . I think it is good that some girls become elctricians, but there isn't very many of them. . . Camille
. . . Thank you for sharing what you do and telling us about your excitement and letting us touch and play with your tools . . . Kellyn
. . . I liked your tools. I liked the drill and the beeping tool. . . . Kyle A.
. . . You solved some questions that I needed to be answered. Like how the wiring is in a plugin on the wall, and all the school work that you have. . . . Rachael
. . . I did not know you had to take the crane thing apart when it goes in elevators. Shawn
. . . I bet you are going to be good at your job . . . Christina
. . . My dad has to wake up at the same time as you. He says it is really not fun to wake up so early in the morning. . . Ivan
. . . Everything that you said, just about, was new. . . . The scissorlift was cool, too. Jonathan
. . . I liked the socket checker to see if it's dead or alive. Mike
. . . My favorite of your tools is the circuit tester. I also liked your textbooks. The math in them must be complicated. . . . I might want to be an electrician when I grow up. . . . Ian
. . . I was really surprised that it only took you about a minute to put the electrical outlet together. . . . I think the theater you are working at sounds really cool. . . . Kyle F.
. . . I was really surprised that they had women electricians. . . . That math in those textbooks looks pretty hard. I don't know how you could do that. Lindsay
. . . I didn't know a lot about electricity, that is, until you came! . . . Katie
. . . I really liked that circuit tester. . . . Samantha
. . . I like the thing that you put in the socket to see if it is hot. Leroy
. . . My favorite tool was the circuit tester. I hope one of these days I will see you on the telephone wires or read in a newspaper an article that reads, The Best Electrician in Scappoose, Josh Fromm. Jessie.