Bring Shop Class Back! How Motorcycles and a Community Garage Owner Are Reviving Hands-On Education

Send us Fan MailLove what you hear? Please FOLLOW and leave a review!If you would like to ride the extra mile, you can help support the show by -Buy Me a CoffeeThis is an interview with Brian Schaffran, the founder of Skidmark Garage, a community motorcycle workspace in Cleveland, Ohio, celebrating its 10th anniversary. Schaffran shares the origins and challenges of running a community garage. The interview also introduces MotoGo Cleveland, a non-profit started by Schaffran and his wife, which aims to reintroduce shop class to high schools, using vintage motorcycles as a way for students to learn hands-on skills, problem-solving, and embrace failure as a learning opportunity. Schaffran expresses a passionate belief in the program's potential to transform education and notes the exceptional aptitude of female students in the shop classes.You can find out more about HERE:Skidmark GarageMotoGo ClevelandDONATE to MotoGo HERE***They are also looking for Honda CB350s if you have one to donate to the program!Support the showFOLLOW US ON :YouTubeInstagram : FéroceInstagram : Annick Magacliveferoce.com