1. Lesson 34 Barriers to careers 8 / 10 / 2012 List two careers you view as your ideal future careers. Which life domai n will these careers fall in? Which barriers do you think might prevent you from achieving these careers? Identify three ways how you will overcome these barriers.

2. Answers Lesson 34 Life Domains (Areas of Expertise) (Give an example of each)  Agriculture:  Architecture and Construction:  Arts and Communication:  Business:  Education:  Government:  Tourism:  Human services:  Information Technology:  Manufacturing:  Science and Engineering:  Transport:  Professional Sportsperson

3. Answers lesson 34 Factors that can be barriers:(Give an example of each)  Social background  Economic conditions  Political conditions  Cultural background  Religious background  Disabilities  Other

4. Answers lesson 34 Overcoming Barriers: (give an example of each)  Research  Information  Knowledge of problem  Talking to experts or people you can trust  Looking at alternatives to get to the same goal

5. Lesson 35 Financing your studies  Which seven ways can you use to finance your studies?  What is a bursary?  What is a student loan?  What is a scholarship?  What is a learnerships?

6. Answers Lesson 35  Bursary  Scholarship  Student Loan  Learnership  Distance learning  Part time work  Pay for it yourself  Taking out a study savings plan

7. Bursary  Given with conditions (contractual Bursary)  Does not have to pay back  Apply for it  Bursary-loans (Pay back part of it)  Different Life Domains have different bursaries (Engineering)

8. Loans  Must be repaid  Interest added  Some loans are interest free  Conditional loans – awarded only if you meet certain criteria  Need a guarantor to get loan  Tertiary Education Fund of South Africa (TEFSA) – provide student loans at very low interest rates.

9. Scholarships and Learnerships  Scholarships – awarded for academic, sport or cultural excellence – don’t have to pay back.  Learnership – when employer and government fund your studies – practical experience combined with structured learning – to improve skills.

10. Lesson 36 Make the most of your mind  Which part of the body is used to measure intelligence?  Do you think you can exercise this body part? How?  Can the exercises you apply to strengthen this body part be used to improve your studies? Motivate how?  Name a few study methods you use when you are studying?  What are learning (study)skills?  What would you regard as learning (study) skills? Why?

11. Answers lesson 36  The Brain  Yes – by doing brain exercises e.g. memory training, listening skills, reading skills, comprehension skills, meaning in context skills, concentration skills, Identifying important concepts problem solving skills etc.  Yes – trying to memorise the work – formal learning (trying new methods of reading and writing etc. ) Informal learning ( imitate other people) on the job learning etc.  Read and write, memorisation, mind maps, summarise, mnemonics, question and answers etc.  Skills that will improve your ability to understand work better, and to explain work better, write work better, and to listen better etc.  Reading, Writing, Understanding, recalling information etc.

12. LESSON 37: STUDY SKILLS  What are study skills?  How do you study?  Name three study methods that you use and explain them.

13. Lesson 37: Skills required to improve your Studying  Listening: Passive Listening – just sitting and listening without participation in class – problem is mind wonders after a while or get distracted by others Active Listening – Involve in lesson – focussed – answer questions - clarify certain concepts – try to read about topic

14. Reading  Stimulate mind  Expand your knowledge  Improves thinking ability  Improves writing and language  Improves creative writing and imagination  Improve reading

15. Comprehension Skills  To understand the meaning of words  Prior knowledge – Table associated with..  Context – the story or other words in the sentence  Meaning in Context – by looking at other words in the sentence  Interpretation of words in the sentence

16. Concentration and Memory skills  Concentration Techniques:  Jot down important things  Set goals  Reward  Take breaks  Exercise running / walking good  Plan and work in same place

17. Memory Skills  Over – Learning – learning the same thing in different ways  Schedule – plan your time so that you have enough time to do revision  Role play – design questions and try to answer them  Remove Distractions: anything that prevents you from working  Use Acronyms: Easy to remember

18. Lesson 38 Study Methods  Rote Learning – Memorising work parrot fashion  SQ3R – Survey, Questions, Read, Recall, Review.  Mnemonics – using acronyms to remember  Mind maps – using key concepts and expand on it.  Zopp Cards (Flashcards)– making notes on cards  Tables and Flow Charts – using diagrams and graphs  Note Taking – develop own form of shorthand, use different symbols in your shorthand  Questions and answers – design own questions and answer them.

19. Lesson 39 Solution seeking skills  Fact finding – separate fact from fiction – focus on what is real and not rumours, perception or your imagination  Problem Solving – identify the problem throughout all the unimportant things  Idea Finding – Brainstorm ideas which may help with the problem and the solution  Solution Finding – More than one solution – take one that will be best in long term  Acceptance Finding – decide on path to take trust that you will succeed and it best option