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?