TECH37 TOURS CHICAGO LANDMARKS
Tech Tours was an ambitious program created by Jerry Pittman and funded by AfterSchool Matters Tech37
This Program included computer training, web design, digital photography, Introduction to Adobe photoshop
and touring the City of Chicago famous and not so famous places.
The Program was run by designer Jerry Pittman, with assistant Sharmaine Singleton.
The Schools involved with tech tours were Robeson High and Lindblom High. The program lasted 3 years.
Creative differences and changes in staff were among the factors which ended this program. Each year funding
was reduced and creativity was hampered.
The one thing that sealed the end of the program was the last assignment at Robeson High.
The profanity was horrible and it was coming from the staff directed towards the students.
This Program included computer training, web design, digital photography, Introduction to Adobe photoshop
and touring the City of Chicago famous and not so famous places.
The Program was run by designer Jerry Pittman, with assistant Sharmaine Singleton.
The Schools involved with tech tours were Robeson High and Lindblom High. The program lasted 3 years.
Creative differences and changes in staff were among the factors which ended this program. Each year funding
was reduced and creativity was hampered.
The one thing that sealed the end of the program was the last assignment at Robeson High.
The profanity was horrible and it was coming from the staff directed towards the students.
These actions were reported but never acted on.
I came to the conclusion that the faculty was
responsible for the negative attitude that existed in
that particular school.
It was embarrassing to listen the staff blurt out
profanity at the students and the students had
become preconditioned to accept it as normal
behavior.
When reassigned to Robeson for another program, I
decided to move on and that was the end of
After School Matters Tech Tours
Working with After School Matters Showed me that
Its the adults as much as it is the Youth that need
instruction in how to behave in public.
Bad teachers, and staff only serve to break our
children down to their level.
I suggest that all parents take time to visit their child's
school and observe the staff interaction with the
students.
It could be an eye opening experience.
I came to the conclusion that the faculty was
responsible for the negative attitude that existed in
that particular school.
It was embarrassing to listen the staff blurt out
profanity at the students and the students had
become preconditioned to accept it as normal
behavior.
When reassigned to Robeson for another program, I
decided to move on and that was the end of
After School Matters Tech Tours
Working with After School Matters Showed me that
Its the adults as much as it is the Youth that need
instruction in how to behave in public.
Bad teachers, and staff only serve to break our
children down to their level.
I suggest that all parents take time to visit their child's
school and observe the staff interaction with the
students.
It could be an eye opening experience.
The above and below scenes are from the last century. The
above photo is the location of the Chicago cultural center
on Randolph and Michigan and below is the Original gold
coast From the corner of 18th and prairie taken around the
time of the Columbian Exposition / Chicago Worlds Fair
above photo is the location of the Chicago cultural center
on Randolph and Michigan and below is the Original gold
coast From the corner of 18th and prairie taken around the
time of the Columbian Exposition / Chicago Worlds Fair
This Tech Tour took our team to the Garfield Park Conservatory on the cities
west side
west side
Above is a map of the fair grounds of the 1893 Chicago
Worlds Fair. Below is the Art Institute on Michigan
avenue.
Worlds Fair. Below is the Art Institute on Michigan
avenue.
| This Odd structure to the left can be found on Randolph one block east of State Street. |
A visit to Navy pier
added these images
added these images
| Below is a collage from Tech37's tour of the Chicago Museum of Natural History |
| The moving of the captured German submarine U505 to an under ground tomb was a major event in the history of the Museum which began its existence as the Fine Arts Building, part of the Columbian Exposition |
| There is both a natural and unnatural beauty to Chicago's Lake front. These images capture a unique point of View of Chicago. The lake front and Navy pier. Many students had never visited the Lake front and most found the experience memorable . We were already planning our next trip to the Famous Original Gold coast 18th and Prairie. We had to be quick. Developers had already targeted the area for a major redevelopment. |
Goodby Navy Pier
Hello Clark house
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