It has been said, “There is something profoundly satisfying about using your hands to create something tangible”.
Lawton Public Schools students in John Cullison’s construction trades classes might identify with that sentiment after recently constructing their own classroom. Students started framing the classroom the week of Nov. 11 and began putting up Sheetrock the first week of December. Cullison hopes to move in before Christmas break.
While students building their own classroom may seem a bit ambitious, the project has yet another twist: The 24×34-foot space is being built in a gymnasium at the Life Ready Center, which has been turned into Cullison’s construction shop.
The project is split between Cullison’s morning and afternoon classes with each class building half of the classroom. The open-roofed room will allow Cullison to monitor students who are working on their Chromebooks in the classroom and still supervise students in the shop area.
“There won’t be a door on the classroom,” Cullison said. “So I can have students here that are visible to me and I can be standing in that door watching what is going on in the shop and keep an eye on what is going on in the classroom. That way we can keep the fast movers challenged and at the same time motivate the slower ones to get to the fun part.”
On the first day, students were getting accustomed to using tools that were new to them. Jayone Johnson said he measured and cut lumber, used a circular saw, and used a nail gun to line up the wood frame.
“I just came to this class because I found it interesting,” he said. Johnson does not expect to pursue a career in the construction trades; he is looking at HVAC or welding.
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