Co op touts experience as best teacher
FALL RIVER -- Experience counts. ... "When you apply for a job people always ask if you have experience," said Godwin C. ... "Co-op is a great way to integrate classroom knowledge with real world experience, giving students the opportunity to gain job experience while in college. ... James Mathes, Co-op advisory board chairperson and president of the New Bedford Chamber of Commerce, was master of ceremonies. ... "When I became mayor I went to mayors school for four days at the JFK Library because I had no experience being a mayor," he said.