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PEOPLE: BUSINESS & COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

STEM:

GETTING A HANDSON EDUCATION

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igh school teacher Jill Hackman's day worked out
so atypically this past August 7th that it still makes
her laugh. Helmeted and goggled, she squatted,
holding a trowel she'd never seen before, never mind used.
She held it in place and leaned into it, smoothing over wet
concrete, noticing its properties of resistance, its weight, its
dirty stickiness. Noticing too, no doubt, her body's position
and wondering how long she could stay there. Also noticing
how far it was from her idea of a typical career. But this was
exactly why Hackman, who teaches at Garden Spot High in
Eastern Lancaster County School District, was here.
She had come to the Rational Career Exploration Externship
to learn about a wide variety of careers involving Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Held at the

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High Companies in Lancaster, the externship decided not
to just have teachers and guidance counselors listen to
information. Nope, this would be hands-on. And hands-on it
was. Over 40 educators tried out everything from welding to
finishing concrete to manipulating CAD images.
The three-day experience was the first of its kind locally.
The reason for it was kind of a math problem in itself. Too
many job openings, not enough applicants. Students and
teachers lacking awareness of these opportunities or the
strong demand for them. College students graduating, but
not getting the right jobs within their field. Something wasn't
adding up.
Darryl Gordon, Vice President of Human Resources Services
of High Companies, explains, "There's a shortage in the



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