Cocke County Student Learns to Build at Incredible Tiny Homes 🏡🤩💪🇺🇸😉🏫

[@billiehamilton2691]

Cocke County High School is top notch in Career Technical Training! Their Graduates are at a clear advantage in the job market! Good job educators in Cocke County! 🤗

[@judithmyers3039]

So impressed with Cocke County High school... There are so many classes for the students to choose from and once they are graduating they are headed to a job or further education! Great for the students! And the school is so clean and modern and up to date! Great job Cocke County!!! You are truly preparing the young people for a future!!!

[@angeladavis7081]

Cocke County School has a amazing programs for their students. I was really impressed. Their equipment is top notch too. I wish more states offered programs like this. What a honor for Randy to be part of their program now. Randy seems to enjoy teaching and these boys seem willing to learn from him. Looking forward to see the product these boys produce this summer. I know we want be disappointed. Randy your just amazing.

[@cristinacarnevale1599]

I was so excited to understand how Randy inspired a boy to work on the INCREDIBLE tiny homes !! And how he wants to involve other young people in cultivating a vocation to build well! Come on Randy and come on Amanda who with your enthusiasm and your wonderful smile will show us all this! You and Randy are GENERATIVE! Thanks!

[@andemess3095]

What an amazing high school. Truly investing in our children who are our future!

[@martieriddle9123]

Absolutely amazing!!! I’ve never seen anything like this. Wow! I am so encouraged to know these young adults are getting these opportunities! Well done Cocke County!!!

[@catherineferguson7646]

This is a special ceremony for these young hardworking young people. Hey deserve it.

[@janetfeathers4128]

OMG, so amazing, who knew this existed. What hope for the young people, and the confidence in themselves from the programs. I'm blown away. We need this everywhere, too many young kids are resorting to violence and crime because they have no hope. Thank you for sharing, I now i have real hope for our young.

[@lesialepleyfail9361]

wow! too notch school!! back in my days it was home economics learning 2 sew and cook or shop where you built bird houses... These are some lucky kids to have a school like this!!!!

[@charletteprzybylski3417]

What a beautiful video showing young people learning valuable skills and trades!!!👏👏👏

[@leslie6189]

Awesome news with the students!! Great opportunity for them to get a head start at a career at a young age.. Huge kuddos!! And good opportunity 5o film.. The footage of training them for design as you described... Would likely inspire other similar programs coast to coast as kids need this leg up in life to start out employed and employable with eyes wide open... Congrats on making that possible!!

[@pamnomadicirishrose3255]

What amazing high school for these kids to go to. Never had anything like that when I was in high school. What amazing opportunity for these kids to learn a trade. I am very impressed.

[@bobbieroberts1995]

Great having young men work there. They may want construction as a career or they may want to work there earn money so they have college finances. Its a great gift you are giving these kids.

[@nellieolivencia4451]

I love what you are doing with the youth of the future,keeping them busy and learning,you are so Blessed,great attitude love it ❤️👍👍

[@lauratibbles6598]

Congratulations to the graduates this is such an exciting time for these young people

[@justjudycrafting7401]

So proud of this you group of young people. They are lucky to have teachers who care so much about their future.

[@maryjunot6715]

I wish they had something like this when I was in school!! Like You guys said,very impressive band so encouraging!!

[@ktk2094]

That's an amazing high school, they should all be like that, teaching kids skills and confidence so they can get out into the workforce and do well. Thank you Randy for taking the time to do this for those kids, even though we know how busy you are.

[@chandrasutton4669]

Now that is progress!!! Great programs.

[@shirleythurston8317]

Wow, the Cocke County High School was so impressive!! I’m so impressed with these young men! It’s great they are doing so well in school so they can get employed and have a great career. My heart goes out to the children living in a bad situation and I hope they can move in the near future whatever their situation is. So glad Randy you are training these young men also!!

[@viennagriffin]

You and your wife are amazing people. Keep up the good work and God bless.

[@michaelclark4357]

Randy and Amanda are not married... however they have known each other many years and ITH was started in Amanda's backyard.

[@nikkiburns6558]

Congratulations to all of ya'll...you guys are beyond awesome... you really touch my heart... Amanda and Randy..never change you are both so special and people like ya'll and ITH are few and far between 😊

[@australianwoman9696]

Goes to show Randy, how far a small town boy can go! Your parents would be very proud. Good job & well done. 🎊🥇♥️🦋🌿

[@loripalmieri1205]

I loved drawing houses and blueprint style drawings from an early age. When I was in high school I found we had architecture classes and I was so excited! I was very shy but I mustered my courage and I went to see the teacher. He asked how I was in math, I told him math was my worst subject 😣 He gave me a scowl and said forget this class then, you'll never make it! 😮 I was heartbroken and never went after my dreams.😢 Teachers definitely can have a positive or negative effect on a student. I'm so happy ITH is supporting the next generation of young people! Bravoooo! 👏👏👏

[@red5462]

That was so awesome! Thanks for sharing the graduation and tour with us! Pizza for ALL!!!

[@MagnoliaEmporium]

All my graduations I have attended for my kids have been around 1 to 3 pm... As far as any of my interns.... they were never fetching me coffee or just sweeping.... I had them on job sites, taking them to markets in several states, taking them to industry events etc.... they discovered the importance of contracts, marketing, a good accountant, business plans etc. I also made a point of attending their graduations. Thats a really cool campus... great curriculum... I am really impressed! Adam was smiling from ear to ear till he sat down, after he stood up there with Randy.

[@GospelTruth37059]

Amen..we need to get more of our industry back here again and stop depending so much on over seas.

[@Kansas66]

Graduation time already. Having a mentor is so important. Thanks for making your corner of the world better and more hopeful.

[@sharonm8929]

Impressive from start to finish!

[@rhondaowen5930]

👍👍👍💖💗 that school has some fantastic programs going on.

[@denisepacetti4559]

Wow, Y'all! Cocke County High School is just another example of the "Incredible" stuff going on in your neck of the woods! I am over the top impressed with the advanced learning opportunities for these young people. Just wow. Having these teens come and work with the darn fine folks at our ITH Factory is only gonna smooth the way for them even more. Congrats to all and bravo Randy Jones. 👍😁

[@Jules73572]

I’m so impressed with this school !!! High applaud to the staff & students👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Congratulations to each an every graduate student. Great job !! God Bless ❤️🙏🏻🇺🇸👏🏻🏠

[@janephillips8583]

Love your shirt Randy!! So excited about these tiny homes !

[@paigeshirley1744]

That's great given these young people a skill to prepare them for the real world. Thank you for taken us along

[@cathyjay2569]

I’m so proud of you guys and the contribution you are making to the community in which you live and operate your business! That’s the way it should be done! As you got up to leave the presentation room, my ♥️heart♥️skipped a beat as I saw Randy, just as casually and comfortably as ever, pick up Amanda’s beautiful coral colored 👛 purse and carry it for her. It just warms my heart to have the privilege of watching you guys, truly good, honest, kind, loving people! I am honored. And I hope that I can scrape together the funds to afford a tiny house in your community, and that you have room for me! Since my husband died a few months ago I’ve really struggled. I’m hoping to have $40,000 by the end of the year. 🙏 I’m praying! Love you so much! ~Chattanooga Nana

[@spreadthemessage51]

I am from Lousinana. We had a Career Center that had a set up like this. I took the commercial art program for my Junior and Senior year. I graduated in 87. I live in Texas now. I believe we need more places like this. This will make a huge impact in many young ones lives. Awesome. It's great you are allowing them to come learn in your shop. Great respect for you guys.

[@catherineferguson7646]

I'm sure Randy was a wonderful teacher. He relates so well with young people and they seem to respect the respect he treats them with. Boy that's something special in the schooling system today. This spills over into the teaching that goes on over at ITH.

[@andreaamer1183]

I was a mentor for high school students in Liverpool , UK and some of the students were really dealing with some issues and barriers. My job was to break down those barriers and give them hope and a future...and for them to recognize their potential. I took those students to all sorts of venues and placements. WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS FANTASTIC. YOU WILL REALLY LIFT MORAL, HOPE, EXCITEMENT FOR THEIR FUTURE. You have the right attitude , you have to be grounded and also have a sense of humour but getting them to where they need to get going and giving them hope . Superb Randy and great Amanda xxx

[@jtg1465]

Hey Randy! High school teacher here really loving how you’re contributing to your local students’ personal and possible future career development! I want to support you guys by purchasing an Incredibox! I left a phone message at your office; looking forward to hearing back from you and/or visiting soon! Keep up the inspirational work!👍💯🔥

[@IncredibleTinyHomes]

Hey, JT send us an email with your contact information to [e-mail]

[@christinevian7198]

Awesome video…..they don’t have such incredible schools in Southern California high schools that I have heard of……I would have loved to go to this school…wow wow wow

[@carolinehorne6505]

What an amazing School. Xx

[@kathyoaks5898]

This is so needed, not all kids want to do 4 years of college and hands on learning for a trade is great, my son is a pipe fitter and is doing so well and makes way more than I do after 4 years of nursing school . He learned on the job . Congrats to all those bright young kids.

[@Zagnutwaller61]

OMG, I am so impressed!! We need more high schools like that all over the country!!

[@jaynefurlong5976]

What an amazing high school. That is what every high in the nation should be. Not everyone is on track for college. My Dad and brother both worked in machine shops. Dad dropped out of school to learn in a shop and my brother learned after high school with Dads help. They would have loved this. I hope the kids know what an amazing school and opportunities they have. Wish I had that. Amazing!

[@kathleenaltherr4249]

I want to go back to the 1960's to experience HS like that place. This was GREAT! Thank you.

[@kathleenaltherr4249]

@@abundantlyclear That's for certain. That was my point. But, I went to a school with lots of farm boys who drove their tractors and it was really great not to be in a big city.

[@BigStereoHead]

I worked paid internships in high school and college. Great experience and I really needed that extra income as I’m sure these students do too. This reminds me of my HS. Congratulations to all the students 👨🏻‍🎓👨🏻‍🎓🎊🎊❤️❤️

[@marykovalovich5914]

So awesome to work with the kids.

[@charlesdavis7461]

Looks like East Tennessee has what it takes, unlike many in our country. Wish I had a mentor like Randy when I was young. Love how they teach in High School real knowledge for a good future. Wow tool and die making is a great career.

[@BigStereoHead]

These men are a great resource for these students. So glad they help them find internships and eventually full time jobs, after they are trained. They should be really proud of all their accomplishments! 💪💪❤️❤️

[@lifewithnana6958]

Awesome School

[@ninataylor4172]

They really care for those kids. Wish all schools did

[@clarerango3437]

Congratulations to the Cocke county 🎓 Graduates. 👏🏼👏🏼

[@robertafunkhouser7535]

CONGRADULATIONS TO ALL THE GRADS AND WATCHING THANKS

[@dawnpariseau4559]

Congratulations to all the graduates 🎓

[@patriciayoung5682]

Great ideas

[@chillis28]

👍👍

[@Shield.148]

That is so EXCELLENT, that the kids can get school credit, by building homes!!! It is also so cool that they had an Ambulance simulator there! Randy, see if their Auto Shop can fix your antique pick up truck !

[@monicat4205]

Incredible tour. It is so refreshing to see this. Thanks for all you do providing jobs and homes for people! ITH is a blessing 🙌 God Bless America 🇺🇸 🙏 ❤️ and keep her.

[@libbylife7161]

Absolutely awesome High School!😍😍😍😍😍

[@reneecannon1250]

I'm impressed too Manders 🤗

[@MelissaMalzahn]

That's great, I think all kids should learn a Trade.

[@cathymorrison8683]

Love that High School! Randy the Incredible Learning going on!!

[@MBMCincy63]

I am impressed! I don't know if our vocational schools here in Cincinnati, actually have that many programs in a single building, we have several campuses. I want to go back to school again!

[@bonniehudson2255]

Wow what awesome opportunities for these young adults !!

[@teddytrull2987]

Great news young men&lady's to work at incredible tiny homes

[@laurreneberry3480]

Wow that is amazing and it gives me hope for our future.

[@HomeEF]

That is a great idea 💡 guys !!! 👍🇺🇸 🏡

[@peggyconkling875]

Boy Randy looks like he’s in pain.Haven’t really seen him having so much pain walking before. Been watching since the beginning something like 7 years. I’m gonna pray about that Randy’s a nice honest hard working man, and God can help him.🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

[@reneecannon1250]

'Manda!! Isn't this full circle for Randy, teaching youth again 😉

[@glennarussell4682]

{{{ Congratulations }}} Graduates. I loved this.

[@shariyoung4064]

This is such a great program. Even if it is a stepping stone to the next level in their journey, it’s great. I worked coop in my senior year on a switchboard and in inventory of a dept store.

[@reneecannon1250]

Cob County!! You are awesome. You give self esteem, hope and skill to youth. I expect after this interview for wish parents to migrate to Cob County. This is my prayer 🙏 in Jesus' name 💖 and to become a model High School for our Nation.

[@reneecannon1250]

"for wise parents "

[@reneecannon1250]

Oops!!! Cocke County

[@susanpratt3290]

That is great that these students are coming on and getting some hands-on experience in learning to build houses. And getting credit, which would be great. I took woodshop my last semester of my last year of high school, and I enjoyed it. They also had metal work as well. Loved working with wood, and made a footstool, which I still have. I started making plans for a bookcase, but the semester ended. I did take a woodworking class my first quarter at my college and made a spice rack. If I had to it over, I would have wanted to get into wood & metal work sooner. I wish the best for these students; they will be making houses and maybe their own tiny house. It seems more public schools are having students learn these construction skills which is great. I am surprised that graduation is already happening in the public schools. I reside in Texas and the schools don't end Spring Semester till like the 26th of May for the public schools. Colleges and Universities vary. Did they make those mailboxes in their machine shop? That is awesome, another skill, making mailboxes.

[@susanbeals7597]

Would be great to get one of those Interns who knows CAD well to do your ESP and Model Home plans to scale for the ITH Website, Randy. Maybe you could arrange with the school instructor for them to be able to use the CAD equipment at the school and get extra credit for helping you do those plans. 🤔

[@chezmoi42]

Yes, I was thinking the same thing: there are so many skills being taught that could dovetail with Randy's projects. For instance, the landscaping students could work with Randy on proposals for the common areas in the different sectors of 'Tiny Town'.

[@herschelpowers5086]

Go guys Go

[@torea26]

I think we just met the next trailer welder for ITH. :) Wonderful video Amanda & Randy

[@dawnpariseau4559]

What an amazing school

[@herschelpowers5086]

I wish more county's had as good of an education set up as you guys have these kids are our future

[@janmilos5975]

what a great school, teaching job skills so these kids have the opportunity to start their life making a living - no flipping burgers for the go getter kids.

[@vickiewatson6152]

AWSOME, wish everywhere had this!!

[@Andbygrace7024]

Living fully.

[@judit1783]

I love you are offering internships for these kids! Real life experience cannot be beat. I have developed a few programs for clients when I was working. I find a "Learning Agreement" works well. The business should list in writing their expectations for interns like items to learn, milestones to reach, etc and the interns should write what they think they want to get out of the program. They may match, they may be miles apart. Every week take 5 minutes go over what is accomplished with each intern and if their expectations have changed. You and they will see their growth and developing interests and it is a great document for the school. The architect group should be interesting for their expectations.

[@GospelTruth37059]

Tiny town is bringing more tax revenue into the area as well. Thank you for sharing such a interesting show :)

[@mikehale6721]

You should ask them make you miniature homes of yours that way you got something to show people without the expense and save you so much room also just a thought

[@nancyrea3863]

This is what high schools should be teaching. They should have classes in plumbing, building, bricklaying, welding, truck driver etc. If not an advanced curriculum then classes that get students ready for a trade school. More and more people go to college and just accumulate student debt without having any clear cut idea for a job. Women are quite capable of being a welder or a truck driver. All of these jobs pay very good money.

[@DebiBrady]

Okay, well that "student" doesn't even need a ladder! :D Or maybe he's learning a trade in case he doesn't get picked for a BB team!

[@bobbiebrandel3152]

They could make some cool mail containers for the tiny homes community.

[@chezmoi42]

Thay are cute, but there's already a 'Tiny Town' post office, where all the boxes are provided by the USPS.

[@faithhope2212]

Oh my goodness, I think yt bumped off my first message. I've never had that happen before 😞 Anyway, best wishes to our next great generation!!🏘🏘👏👍 oops...the short video🤦‍♀️, I'd better catch up!!!🤗🙃😆

[@sharonbolton3576]

👋❤️🤗

[@ccduch]

I wish I had a mentor in highschool.. heck I would like a mentor now lol. Not many employers will take on people with no experience but are eager to learn. I have a hospital employer who is willing to train me and help me get certified in Knoxville but I can't get there. I will be homeless.

[@reginaweldon8725]

Hi Randy how to be on the list I want to have a tiny house 1:37

[@sherrie9241]

AMAZING High School, that school should be the Leader of how ALL high schools are run in the USA....They are preparing the kids for REAL life jobs, not these other silly degrees kids get and can not find a job and are in debt...AMAZING.

[@bobbieroberts1995]

Are Randy's knees hurting him? Hope not

[@debnelsonloveslivintiny]

That is so great that the High School is providing all those great classes for the kids. Great School. I do have one delayed reaction about people having a problem with Ace bombing around. I think it is very disrespectful of homeowners fro complaining. Ace’s DAD provided your HOME and your LOT. Randy Jones created this wonderful well built community WITH Affordability. Ace should be able to run free. Move all dog and animal haters to there own fenced gated compound. Ugh. I very much dislike unappreciative people. Deb # 81 Incred-I-Box.

[@ruthlladodemarlin7210]

How is Randy's recuperation from treatment?

[@IncredibleTinyHomes]

Going very well, lots of physical therapy. Thank you for asking 🤍🙏🏻☺️

[@ruthlladodemarlin7210]

Excellent news

[@thenewlife7588]

Hey Randy.... You were talkin' about sheds y'day. Maybe it would be good to have your students begin their training building sheds. Seems like that would be a good place to start into carpentry. About the school....the emphasis seems to be vocational. They're teaching these kids skills that make them employable immediately after graduation. I have two college degrees but I think college is overrated. What these kids are getting is a practical education.

[@chezmoi42]

That's a good idea, making the sheds part of their experience. I agree that vocational and technical training is essential for the students who are not college bound, but even for them, we can't forget the importance of a fully rounded HS education as well. On top of practical subjects like math and the sciences, they need a good grounding in history and philosophy, literature and language arts, social studies and civics (more now than ever!), as well as art and music. Just as those on the academic course need at least a minimum of practical instruction in how to deal efficiently with running and maintaining their own households.

[@gabriellebradley]

Tell Randy to stop squeezing that water bottle!!!!😮

[@ams1890]

Hello there❤️ This is a question for your next Q&A… I would like to move to your community and plan to schedule A formal meeting to-discuss (with hopefully Randy:) My question is, Do you background check new homeowners for people that might have a violent or sex offender record? I do not wish to move to a community as a single white female knowing there's a convicted sexual or violent Predator nearby. I think this is an important question for all single women, maybe it's because I have survived such a brutal encounter and I do not wish to go through that again You have a lovely community and that is exactly what I'm looking for, I come from Colorado and people do not want to get to know their neighbors, they drive in to their garage close the door and to be honest I don't know any of my neighbors and I've lived here five years! That's pretty sad😳🤦🏼‍♀️ …because I live behind a school, no predators or violent convicted felon's are allowed within a certain amount of feet to where I live so I feel a little bit more comfortable and the police station is blocks away. I know you get a lot of questions but, I truly hope you answer mine. I sometimes a miss your live Q&A's ~maybe someone could answer this in writing I would so appreciate it☺️ God bless Maria

[@jessiebaillargeon4191]

Now young man I think you have fallen into a very good crowd I think if you stay with the tiny house community I think you will always have a job and a place to live I'm not saying don't further your education if you get the opportunity to college you go but it seems like you have a good crowd backing you when you're young things can get a bit tempting so try to stay away from that stay on track and stay with the tiny house community you're in a good spot

[@jamescharlesl7662]

I think this pandemic has taught people the importance of multiple streams of income, unfortunately having a job doesn't mean security rather having different investments is the real deal.