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title: "Kaelob Martinez: Working with His Hands and His Head"
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# Kaelob Martinez: Working with His Hands and His Head

June 26, 2023 | Jeffrey Good

![Kaelob Martinez: Working with His Hands and His Head image](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Kaelob-Martinez-Featured.jpg)

Kaelob Martinez has the hands of a young man who knows his way around a truck — strong, nimble and proudly limned with grease. 

![Kaelob Martinez headshot](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Kaelob-Martinez-Featured.jpg?width=300&height=300&name=Kaelob-Martinez-Featured.jpg)

Working on big rigs is not only Kaelob’s job; it is his passion. He loves being able to lift the hood of a semi-trailer truck and know precisely what to do. Transmissions, drive shafts, flywheels — he likes nothing more than to take them apart and make them run smoothly. 

Kaelob starts work at 8 a.m. and works into the afternoon — a schedule that leaves little time for the traditional school day. When he was a student at a traditional high school, it felt overwhelming. 

Then he discovered [Acceleration Academies of Ector County](https://www.accelerationacademies.org/our-locations/texas/ector-county/), where the flexible scheduling and personalized approach has made all the difference. 

“I really appreciate that I can complete my courses and still keep my job,” says Kaelob, who — like many Acceleration Academies learners — needs the income to support himself. 

Kaelob leaves work at 2 p.m. some days so that he can come to the EAA campus in downtown Odessa. A quiet young man, he settles into a comfortable cafe-style chair, opens his laptop and gets right to work. When he needs help from an educator, all he has to do is ask. 

“Here I can work on my own and get help from teachers when I need it,” he says. “It’s just what I need.” 

*Acceleration Academies of Ector County accepts students on a rolling basis. For more information, check out the* [*academy web page*](https://www.accelerationacademies.org/our-locations/texas/ector-county/) *and fill out an*[*online enrollment form*](https://www.accelerationacademy.org/enroll)*. *

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