Engineering
Welcome to engineering with Mr. Wise. There are
four sections of engineering on this site: Engineering Design and Development,
Civil Engineering and Architecture, Digital Electronics, and Principles of
Engineering. You may click on the link to the left for each class to obtain
information about the course content, homework, expectations, and supplies.
Teaching Philosophy
My teaching philosophy is drawn from many
different experiences in many different areas - education (K-graduate school),
athletics, music, theatre, rock-and-roll production, sociology, design,
engineering, rigging, scenery fabrication, wood-working, emergency medicine,
spirituality, personal struggles, family, marriage, etc... I believe that
well-rounded, honest, and strong people make the best engineers. My focus in
the classroom is first on building meaningful relationships, then equiping
students with the tools they need to be successful in any endeavor. I also
believe in failure. Without failing and trying again, we have no idea where
our weaknesses are, and are not able to grow. So I encourage students to take
risks in the material and then learn and try again. Instead of awarding the
first grade, I always allow my students to re-take tests, re-do projects, and
try again. So, when students feel that it's OK to fail, they will be more
likely to think out of the box. More than this, however, I beleive that
students must be whole persons. They must incorporate the physical,
intellectual, emotional, and spiritual into their work in and out of the
classroom. It is vitally important to our success both in the classrooom and
in everything we do that we constantly exercise our whole being so that we may
become truly who we were intended to be.
Engineering
Engineering is the creative process and methods
of finding solutions to problems. We will utilize knowledge of mathematics,
algebra, physics, chemistry, english, art, music, etc. to solve these
problems. Here at FHS engineering is rigorous, and extremely rewarding. You
will be expected to complete all assignments in a timely fashion, and come to
class prepared to learn.
Contact
You and your parents are encouraged to contact
Mr. Wise with any questions, comments, or concerns you may have throughout the
year as well as keeping current with what's going on from week to week .
Website Expectations
It is vitally important to your success in
engineering that you check these pages DAILY. All homework, projects, test,
and announcements will be posted a minimum of every two days.