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Former industry professionals say hands-on classrooms better prepare students for high-demand careers
Summary
Two teachers who left industry—Jason Bullock and Jake Bailey—describe how bringing real-world experience into the classroom, using performance-based skills training and industry standards, exposes students to career pathways and develops practical, job-ready abilities.
Jason Bullock, a former veterinary assistant and current agriculture teacher and FFA lead advisor, and Jake Bailey, a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel turned physics and aviation teacher, told an interviewer they aim to make high school instruction more career-focused by using real workplace experience in lessons.
"I left the high school classroom and came back 3 times," Bullock said, describing a career that included work as a veterinary practice manager and as executive director for Washington FFA before returning to teach. He said those industry roles let him bring field trips, industry contacts and hands-on skill practice—such as learning to restrain an animal or administer medication—into class, so students demonstrate competencies rather than just memorizing facts.
Bailey, who described a 24-year Marine Corps career…
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