A Dad's Lesson: 'Do as I Do'

摘要

Nearly three decades ago, a young high school student set his sights on a career in masonry and enrolled in a vocational program at Meridian Technology Center in Stillwater, Okla. Little did Bret Pickens suspect that his choice of a career would circle him back to the same school, where he has instructed new generations of aspiring masons for 22 years. After completing his vocational training, Pickens spent six years in the field, first serving as a union apprentice and then as a journeyman bricklayer. "During that period, Meridian called several times asking if I was interested in teaching there," remembered Pickens. "I turned the offers down, but the school's continual efforts paid off and in 1982 I finally decided to give teaching a try."