Who says woodworking is just a guy thing?
Tolland, CT A couple years ago Ron Cox, technology instructor at Clearwater High School in rural Clearwater Kansas, was puzzled by what he thought was a unique phenomenon. He noticed that quite a few girls were attracted to the computer-automated manufacturing and other types of woodworking projects that were going on in his classes. However, no matter how much they seemed to enjoy watching from afar, Cox had no success convincing female students to sign up for one of his woodworking classes. He mentioned his befuddlement to another teacher who knew exactly what the problem was. There were boys in the class. The girls did not want to risk being teased by boys about their woodworking efforts, especially when they had no idea whether or not they would be good at it. With a little more discussion, Cox arrived at what has proven to be an ideal solution a new program called Woodworking for Girls. This is the same introductory course he has taught for years; the only difference is that no bo
