Avener Maselton, a teacher at The Gloria & Henry I. Zeisel and Family Jr. College at Kfar Blatt in Petach Tikva. He is a graduate of the Mosinson Magdiel School in-vehicle technician, enlistment in the Armed Forces as a tank mechanic, later experiences in several command positions, workshop commander, unit commander, and more. Avener served permanently for 25 years, graduated at age 45 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. During Avener’s service, he completed a bachelor’s degree in political science and sociology and a master’s degree in business administration. He teaches technical subjects, garage management, and systems maintenance.
Who I am in 99 words
Avner Maselton (64), married to Orna + three children, grandfather of three grandchildren, lives in Reut. Graduated from the Mosinson Magdiel School in-vehicle technician, enlistment in the Armed Forces as a tank mechanic. Later experience in several command positions, workshop commander, unit commander, and more. I served permanently for 25 years, graduated at age 45 with the rank of lieutenant colonel. During my service, I completed a bachelor’s degree in political science and sociology and a master’s degree in business administration. After completing my regular service, I held a number of positions at David Lubinski, an importer of Peugeot Citroen, as the director of a national service center and as the company’s car sales branch manager in Jerusalem, for 16 years. I currently teach at AMIT College Petach Tikva in technical subjects, garage management, and systems maintenance.
I chose to be photographed…
In an engineering systems maintenance lab, we established a new track last year at the college. The track provides a solution for students who have graduated from high school and are interested in acquiring a profession in various fields in the industry. Upon graduation, the student goes out with the education of an engineering systems maintenance technician. The track is very challenging; it excites me very much to see students at the beginning of the year without technical knowledge who learn, experiment, and reach the ability to build various models such as electric karting, chicken feeding facility, level stage, and smart home. A number of students who work in different factories receive very good reviews from employers and are guaranteed a profession and a job after military service. In addition to the studies, the students in the major undertook to build wooden garden furniture that would be scattered throughout the college complex for the benefit of all students. They also built benches, cheap corners, and a dog training facility for the youth village kennel.
Inspirational character
My friend Yona Handel, who introduced me to Moshe Uziel, the director of the college. He ignited in me an old dream of teaching, giving, and a spirit of volunteering. There was an excellent connection between me and Moshe’s Love at First Sight’. I volunteered at the college, out of giving and love of the place, Moshe picked up the gauntlet and started educating students for a final project in my free time. After work, I started having meetings with Moshe Levy, who served as my mentor in professional subjects.
Why I chose teaching
I became very connected to the college, to the nature of the students, to the young and wonderful staff. I decided to deepen my activities there out of giving and mission by passing on the knowledge I have accumulated over the years to the college students.
Motto for life
Today what is important to me is giving, guiding, passing on my knowledge and experience to students, and training them as professionals in the automotive industry in the future.
The dream as a teaching employee
That the college students will internalize the value of the studies and the importance of acquiring a profession, that they will succeed in the army, and that in the future they will persevere in the automotive profession and fill in the missing lines in garages around the country.
A teacher in Corona
A very challenging year of ups and downs, closures, and isolations, which forced us to combine frontal studies along with Zoom studies. The students did not give up, invested and studied, received an excellent study envelope and a big hug from the college staff, which included a lot of push and encouragement. Today I appreciate the students’ encounters more – the value of seeing and feeling a student face to face is extremely important.
