Rick Hervey, carpentry teacher at DeLand High School, teaches some of the most gifted students on campus, if you ask him.
“My kids come in here, many say they are struggling in their academic classes and worried about passing their EOC exams to pass their grade or graduate,” he said. “These same students are shining stars in my class. I have no real behavior problems; most students want to be in this class.”
Hervey is a second-generation carpentry teacher. He teaches kids to use their hands and their brains, but most importantly, he teaches them the value of work.
“I was not that academically inclined,” he said. “But I have the desire to work.”
His kids have that desire. While they may struggle sitting still, or writing a long essay, they blossom into leaders when they walk into his class.
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