Comments for Future Focused Education

Comment on Improving Students’ Lives at Hatch Valley Public Schools by Mary Beth Aragon

Mary Beth Aragon — Mon, 18 May 2026 17:20:14 +0000

This attitude is compelling. I love to see the focus on the community needs and interests.

Comment on Nico Corona’s Story by Christos maragkos

Christos maragkos — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 03:29:40 +0000

It’s nice to see that people would reach out to improve other people’s lives and for the students who have the power willingness and determination to change their lives for better future. Congratulations God bless🙏🙏

Comment on Hobbs: Showing us What’s Possible with CTE in New Mexico by Garry Wilson

Garry Wilson — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:45:50 +0000

Very informative. It is great to see CTECH reaching out to and developing career paths for the 30% of students who traditionally don’t attend higher education. Although, CTECH is also higher education for the non college students. It provides the best possible training required to have a successful life immediately after high school plus providing a sound foundation to potentially complete a college degree(s) own their own businesses.
Dr. McCleary, former President of NMJC, at my first year as the full time AutoCAD and Area Vocational High School (pre-CTECH), stated his daughter had convinced him that he had been wrong thinking every student needs to go to college. Thankfully CTECH is preparing the 30% and future college graduates and future business owners.
I noticed that Architecture was one of the original disciplines that CTECH partners, the community and businesses saw a need. Having the right tools, along with the right people in place makes for very successful outcomes. Architecture, manufacturing, civil engineering, surveying all use the Computer Aided Drafting tool. AutoCAD being the industry standard. Although Hobbs Municipal schools have access to AutoCAD WEB, it is not sufficient to fully implement Architecture, Manufacturing, Surveying, etc.. The full version of AutoCAD will be required to provide the expertise needed in today’s world. AutoCAD is simply a tool that should be a pre-requisite, as it is in college classes for Architecture and engineering. Learn the tool first, then concentrate on the individual field of study training. Don’t try to teach both CAD and the Discipline, Architecture at the same time.
Thank you for CTECH. It has made a big difference already. CTECH’s potential is unlimited. CAD will provide the pre-requisites for Architecture, Engineering, Design, etc.

Comment on What It Looks Like When Classrooms Are Truly Embedded in Community by user-036132

user-036132 — Fri, 23 May 2025 21:35:39 +0000

awesome

Comment on Youth Civic Infrastructure 101 by Bill Wagner

Bill Wagner — Mon, 05 May 2025 04:40:41 +0000

Sorry I missed these events.
Centro Savila is growing our career development program and might be a good nonprofit partner.

Comment on Challenging Orthodoxy at the New America School – Las Cruces by Donald Pepion

Donald Pepion — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 06:33:29 +0000

I am pleased the school is using Kayla’s broad based knowledge and deep skills/abilities. I had the oportunity to work with her as a Professor in Anthropology. She is a high level scholar in Indigenous studies. Moreover she continues to help people improve their quality of life.

Comment on Challenging Orthodoxy at the New America School – Las Cruces by Roberta Stathis

Roberta Stathis — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 19:37:14 +0000

Las Cruces is so blessed to have this fantastic school available free of charge.

Comment on Do Students Really Need Algebra II? by August

August — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:13:11 +0000

Kevin,

this just helped me prove something in a group project that I’m doing. Thank you so much!!

August

Comment on Do Students Really Need Algebra II? by Michael J Herron

Michael J Herron — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 14:35:19 +0000

I wish that I had written it. You captired everything I have been thinking for the past couple of years, while helping my grandaughter through Algebra 1, geometry and now Algebra 2. The worst part is seeing the damage to their self-image and confidence just because they do not excel at that particular skil.

And by the way, the covid shift to computers has made it that much worse. No longer can a student get any credit for understanding how to approach the problem. It has to be worked out precisely, and in the right format, and without any typos when transferring the answer from paper to the computer. Otherwise it is 100% wrong!

Also, can’t we teach the concepts adequately without making the problens insanely tricky? Are we really trying to teach all the kids, or just screening to identify the math geniuses.

Thank you for a well written and timely article.

Comment on Rural Students Deserve Opportunities in Addition to Agriculture by Jim Boyd

Jim Boyd — Sat, 20 Apr 2024 15:33:02 +0000

Tony: Great work on the part of FFE in supporting small districts to develop innovative approaches to the educational needs of students! Hays off again to you and your team! Jim