Mr. Jamie Bermingham:

At my school, I was kind of pushed through it. I did not have much of an interest because I grew up being persistent that I would become a mechanic in the family garage. Individual teachers in my school were very encouraging when I mentioned the idea of an apprenticeship, but the idea did not come from them. It came from my personal experience and growing up with the family garage and around cars. That was where my mind was set and I knew what I wanted. At the same time, there were other teachers for which apprenticeships were not really a thing. It was about going to college because that was the route they took and everyone else was doing the same. There were very few of us who were being a little different and looking to pursue an apprenticeship because it was what we wanted to do. I was always mad for working with my hands. That is how it was for me. It was 50:50 in school with the judgment, with some teachers saying it was a great path to go down and others not.