30 Apr
2014
30 Apr
'14
4:21 a.m.
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On Apr 29, 2014 8:57 PM, "Lauren Warbeck" <lauren.warbeck@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> That's a great idea, and I think a really necessary feature of any youth
program.
> I struggle with negotiating how much to lead/guide and how much to
follow/facilitate on youth projects.
# times taken tools out of kids/adults hands
# times shown
# of repeats
# lessons learned
Safety issues
Moral
See one, do one, teach one
Constant influx of new students, say summer break, or all at once?
Help noob setup, cleanup, etc
> Do you have input about that from your own experience?
# projects completed
> In this case, we've had a youth specifically request some way of gauging
his progress so that he can take it to another bike shop, sort of like a
resume.
So if asked that, several assignments/suggestions:
Find 3 want ads/job descriptions similar to what the student wants to be
doing
Actual v internet
Check pay rates of said positions
Calculate out what living standard compared to parents, other goals, (
college, community college, that shiney red / black/ pink/ sparkly bike in
the window, tool sets, rent on own shop, buying land, building, etc)
Students skills in that areas:
Sales ( bike knowledge: types (race, hybrid, mtn, recumbent, polo, single
speed, electric, cruiser w motor added, custom, etc), makes, models, fit,
people skills: friendliness, timeliness, correct answer v. WAG, humour, ...)
Customer service ( phone, walk in,
rate this help by customers/staff, implement suggestion box plan, approval
( present idea to group/coop), execute, evaluate, writeup, document
(written, language/translate (say French -> English, Spanish, Mandarin,
Japanese, Polish, Arabic, etc), video, present at youth bike summit, etc)
Accounting / cash registering
% sales in the shop, mistake rate, cash out accuracies ( off by fraction of
currency, or left register and missing major amounts), cash in procedure,
etc)
Stocking/
inventory ( name a random part, describe how it is used, pros/cons,
compatability ( works with, doesn't fit x,y,z) etc)
Business plan
Convert shop to coop,
Plan to attract new business, younger customers : include skateboards,
Rollerblades, ice hockey, etc )
Open new store, etc
Mechanical:
Tires, inspect, inflate, replace, patch
Brakes, inspect, adjust, replace
Chain ( size?, inspect, removal w chain tool, bolt cutters, replace,
install )
Derailleur ( front, back)
Cassette,...
Hubs
Cables ( which? Brake or shifting, , inspect, lube, replace)
Seat (post size, saddle type,...)
Accessories ( what else do you need? Lock? Bell? Lights, rack, water bottle
cage, bottle, take offs, compatibilities " will this fit?" Why? Why not?...)
Bottom bracket
Crank arms
Pedals
Headset: threaded, thread less, selection, inspection, removal, install,
press,
Fork ( aligned, etc )
Wheels (inspect, true, build, sizes 700c v. 27, 26, 29, widths, kids bikes,
bmx, trailers, etc)
Also, there are school requirements, attendance, timeliness, dress
appropriately, breaks, etc)
Sound like a lot and breaking down into cleaner categories, refinement,
review, rewrites/drafts, etc)
We did # of projects in high school (4=A, 3=B, etc)
So if a student asked you to do it, say for them ("creep & reep"), what
would you say?
Time management in 30 hours sounds important, by x hours, y hours, z hours,
min or max?
Extra credit?
Points for creativity
Find out why they want another shop?
Pay v volunteer, feel like slave labor, all work, no play, no group rides,
etc
Personnel issue, etc
Resume building: did my time, outta here, grad for summer vacay, etc
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 3:37 PM, DancesWithCars <danceswithcars@gmail.com>
wrote:
>>
>> Maybe have kids create their own goals and yardsticks?
>>
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>> On Apr 29, 2014 5:35 PM, "Lauren Warbeck" <lauren.warbeck@gmail.com>
wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey Folks!
>>>
>>> When not immersed in planning an Ohio-themed Bike! Bike! fundraiser
dance party (!!!), I'm actually doing other for real work. Including the
exploration of formats, documentation, and reporting for our youth
volunteering and Earn-a-Bike programs.
>>>
>>> Here in British Columbia, high school students are required to complete
something like 30 hours of work experience (ie free labour) to graduate,
and we get a lot of youth completing this requirement at our shops. We
also run pretty informal Earn-a-Bike programs for youth who are in
unconventional education settings, accessing social services, in
alternative programs, or can't access our in-school programming for any
variety of reasons. Lots of these kids are really focused on getting a
job, but we can rarely accommodate that.
>>>
>>> I'm in the process of creating a checklist/worksheet of mechanical and
interpersonal skills acquired by youth as they volunteer in our spaces.
The idea is that it would include gradients of skill, becoming increasingly
more complex as time goes on. It would be used to guide their time in the
shop, and also document what they've learned. It would be the youth's
responsibility to fill the checklist out over time and have staff sign off
on it, and when it's completed, we would write them a letter of
recommendation to be used in applying for jobs, school, whateva.
>>>
>>> So....do yall have anything like this in place? Or any other relevant
Earn-a-Bike or alternative youth programming materials I can creep and reap?
>>>
>>> SEND THEM TO ME!
>>>
>>> Thanks buddiez!
>>>
>>> Lauren @ OCB
>>>
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