Each morning, I scroll through the stories at www.foxnews.com and tweet the ones I think my followers will be interested in. This morning I came across a story about a study that shows the US is doing a poor job preparing students for careers.
Read the story here: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/02/02/study-students-need-paths-career-success/
I was so intrigued by this because I recently had this exact conversation with friends. I believe we limit students by forcing them to take classes in which they have no interest and leave little or no time for creativity and exploration. We send these students off to college at age 18 and ask them to declare a major. This seems like such an obvious flaw in our system, yet one that has received little attention.
I immediately found myself writing a blog, which has turned into a few blogs, as I think this story brings up many important issues. For starters, we need to look at the courses our students are offered, especially at the high school level. Next, we need to look at job opportunities, training programs, and mentoring partnerships to establish relationships and give our students a chance to have hands-on experience before they make a choice that will shape the course of their lives. Last, we need to look at what we- as parents and educators- can do right now to support our students as they navigate the education system.
My next few blogs will be addressing these issues and, as always, I welcome constructive comments and an open conversation about how we can improve the lives of our students.
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