Career Ideas

PROCEDURES

Connect Ideas & Concept:Career “Today we will examine careers and how to

prepare for a job. Lead a brief discussion about the word “career” and its definition. Do you think a job is the same as having a career?

Why? What level of schooling do you think is required to

have a career? Is graduating from HS required?

Define “Career” in your own words. Fill in the Signpost on page 6

MY JOBS & CAREER

Brief reason for becoming a teacher Brief review of the challenges I faced becoming a

teacher and how I dealt with them How my education prepared me for a career as a

teacher. One specific story about a moment in my

education that prepared me for my career as a teacher

Something I learned about being a teacher after starting to work as a teacher

Another career I sometimes imagine for my future:

ONE CAREER IN FOCUS

FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST Does anyone know what this job is? “Forensic” means unnatural or suspicious “Pathologist” is a scientist who studies changes to the

human body due to disease of injury. A forensic pathologist is a medical detective – a doctor

who works in a lab and tries to understand why people die, usually to help police learn the reason for the deaths.

Do you know any TV shows the feature medical detectives

Why might a person want to become a forensics pathologist? What kind of education do you think is needed?

In which school subject areas should someone excel if he or she wants to be a medical detective?

CAREER IDEAS

Fill out pages 6 and 7.

Preparing for the world of work starts with the schoolwork you do now. Being successful in school helps you to be successful in the world of work.

How would you describe a job you might want to do in the future? What school subjects relate to your job choice?