plumbcrazyeducation

[plumbcrazyeducation]

Why would I want to teach?

I am a Red Seal Plumber and gas fitter. Unfortunately or perhaps fortunately a couple of strokes have caused me to step back and reflect on what is really important in my life.

Now I was a full-time single dad for 20 years. Very heavily involved with little league baseball as an executive member, coach and manager. I learned so much and enjoyed coaching. At work I was responsible for the mentoring and training of a team of professionals from 3-20 members depending on the project. I greatly enjoyed learning and teaching this group of professionals. Then the opportunity came my way last year to fill in and teach at UAPIC for 5 weeks a group of adults taking the plumbing foundations course. I can honestly say it was the most fulfilling 5 weeks of my professional career. I started to reflect on that.

In the back of my mind for as long as I could remember I knew at some point I'd want to teach. My grandfather and his brother were the original SHEETMETAL instructors at BCIT and some day I hoped to follow in his footsteps finishing my career as an instructor. I'd tell anyone who would listen and even some who didn't care that I was going to a plumbing instructor, but it was all talk and no action. Until my son and daughter teamed up on means pointed out that I have always pushed them to chase their dreamland take action. They asked the simple question. Why should they continue to drive to be be the best, most qualified and hardest worker in there individual circles if I didn't have to step outside my comfort zone and chase my dreams. Then my wife giving me one of my pump them up speeches she heard time and time again as I'd be trying to get just a little more from my players on the ball field and I was sold.