EDUCATORS SHARE INSPIRATION
WHY WE TE CH Teaching is, without a doubt, one of the most rewarding professions. Teachers impart knowledge and provide counsel and support to students while inspiring enthusiasm for learning and careers. Whether it’s a love of teaching, a passion for a particular field of study or a calling to give back, the reasons MATC faculty members teach are as varied as the subject matters they cover.
What are your goals as an educator?
Sharing Trade Knowledge: Mary Rooney, Machine Tool Instructor
What do you enjoy most about teaching at MATC? “I love when the students come in and they’re really green but by the end of the program, they’re talking the lingo and learning how to read our instruments, how to read the prints. It’s gratifying to watch that progression and see their confidence grow, knowing they can walk away with a very valid skill.” What do you love about teaching? “It’s a great honor and a great opportunity to be able to give back by sharing my knowledge and keeping the trades going. Not only do I feel like I’m helping the students, but they’re helping me. As an instructor, you meet such a variety of students; it really opens you up to interact with different people you might not see in your everyday life.”
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“I tell my students an MATC education is like the base of a tree. They’re getting that base through their education but there’s so much opportunity to grow. It’s not just being a machinist and making parts; it’s not just being a tool and die maker or a CNC programmer. There are so many branches like inspection, quality and sales. If you get the base, there are a lot of opportunities in manufacturing beyond standing behind a machine.”
Igniting a Passio n for the Craft: Darin Dubinsky, Photography Department Chair
As an alumnus of MATC’s photography program, Darin Dubinsky admits he’s a little biased when he calls it one of the best associate degree photography programs in the Midwest. Dubinsky points to the high caliber photographers the program produces as proof that he’s not exaggerating. Alumni have
