Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Do you want a "job" or a "career"?

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     “The word “job” was precious enough; the word “career” seemed outlandish, absurd, almost unseemly.” (Sarah Iszik 21). This quote is from the book “Share or Die” and to me this is the perfect quote to sum up the way people feel into days world about the job market. I personally have never had a job but when I think of the word “job” I think of something you do while you are in high school or college. Something you do to make some money on the side so you can buy things. I don’t think of of the word “job” as being something that you will do for a very long time or even the rest of your life. And that’s why you go to college to get out of the “job” world and enter into your “career”. Now the word “career” to me means something you do for the rest of your life. You wake every saying “I get to do something I love everyday and they pay me for it!” That’s what I want when I get out of college but is it possible?
    I am really not sure if it is even possible to jump right into the “career” you want right after you finish college. But I know that after going through 4 years of college I don’t want to be doing something completely opposite of what I want my career to be. I want to be working my way up the food chain to get to that career goal. But with the way things are going right now it’s just not possible for most people. They are taking the first job that is offered to them because it’s something instead of nothing. They spent 4 years or maybe even more in college to possibly be doing the same job as someone who didn’t go to college. If high school education can get me the same job that a college education can get me then why go to college?
     Something needs to change when it comes to the way college is being run. There is no reason that after all the money you spent paying for a college education that they couldn’t help at least a little. I understand that you are an adult and on your own but why would I want to give you (the college) all this money when it didn’t help me at all? I think there needs to be some help from the college, I’m not really sure what kind of help or really if it’s even possible but it’s a thought and maybe that would help people. Maybe it will get people think on how they can help people reach that career goal. It might make America a happier place.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

The World is Changing Why Can't Education?

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The other day while sitting in my college English my teacher said that "her kid was going to have a job that doesn't even exist yet" and at the time I didn't really think much of it. But thinking about it now, if the jobs that the next generation will have don't exist yet then the way they learn those skills will also have to change, right? You would think so but really look at the way schools have been taught the past lets say 40 years. Okay lets look at high school for example the only two things that have changed education wise is math and science. In math they have added some more pointless things that we will never use after that class and then in science we are being taught new things that have been discovered each year but again most people won't need 3/4 of that knowledge. But in English and history we are reading the same books our parents read and learning about the same events in history that our parents studied in high school. The grades are still the same, you have kids that act up to get attention and that takes away from the kids who want to learn, teachers are still giving busy work, there is still one way to do things and one right answer and if you're wrong you fail. John Coleman has a perfect example of this "He was bright, hardworking, and motivated. But he had bad habits that were hard to break. Joey would become so focused on the perfect answer to a problem, he wouldn't consider implementation. He feared failure so much that he would hide his mistakes until they grew worse." So is school being hurtful or helpful? Okay another example in order to get into a good college you must have a good GPA and score good on the SAT. But there is so much busy work that means nothing in high school that kids get tired of doing it and even if they do good on the test they could still fail. In the case of Nick's Story school was not for him he says "The idea of a student primarily learning outside of the classroom was unheard of. It especially confused them when I scored highly on tests, despite ignoring all lectures and homework. I was always told that I had potential, but because I wasn’t doing the work that they provided, I wasn’t living up to that potential." 

That's just high school, I have to say once you get into college and you find a major that you would like to pursue the classes you take are way more helpful. But unlike high school you don't have to go to college so you have to want to be there. You should ask yourself a few simple questions to make sure it's right for you. says "Know the answers to the following questions: Who are you doing this for? What are your goals? What is your vision of how your credential will serve you? What is your overall purpose? Moreover, you have to own this purpose—it can't be a dream borrowed from a parent, spouse, boss, or counselor. It's far too easy to quit if that's the case." and I couldn't agree more with knowing the answers to those questions. College is far to expensive to not put forth the effort. 

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One thing that college can be good for that most people probably don't even think about is connecting with the people you meet in college. Networking is a huge piece of the puzzle when it comes to finding a job. It's all about who you know "This means that something is needed above and beyond a college degree in order to land the best positions. This something could be an outstanding resume, a stellar recommendation, or a outgoing personality, but oftentimes it's about personal connections that determines who gets a job and who doesn't" I know my mom using networking in her job all the time and it is very beneficial to her. 

I leave you with a question from The American Dream "Now that a college degree won't open the same doors that it used to, is college really worth it?" 


ume, a stellar recommendation, or an outgoing personality, but oftentimes it's personal connections that determines who gets a job and who doesn't.
ume, a stellar recommendation, or an outgoing personality, but oftentimes it's personal connections that determines who gets a job and who doesn't.
ume, a stellar recommendation, or an outgoing personality, but oftentimes it's personal connections that determines who gets a job and who doesn't.
This means that something is needed above and beyond a college degree in order to land the best positions. This something could be an outstanding resume, a stellar recommendation, or an outgoing personality, but oftentimes it's personal connections that determines who gets a job and who doesn't.
Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/is-a-college-degree-enough-to-get-a-job.html
This means that something is needed above and beyond a college degree in order to land the best positions. This something could be an outstanding resume, a stellar recommendation, or an outgoing personality, but oftentimes it's personal connections that determines who gets a job and who doesn't.
Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/is-a-college-degree-enough-to-get-a-job.html
This means that something is needed above and beyond a college degree in order to land the best positions. This something could be an outstanding resume, a stellar recommendation, or an outgoing personality, but oftentimes it's personal connections that determines who gets a job and who doesn't.
Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/is-a-college-degree-enough-to-get-a-job.html
This means that something is needed above and beyond a college degree in order to land the best positions. This something could be an outstanding resume, a stellar recommendation, or an outgoing personality, but oftentimes it's personal connections that determines who gets a job and who doesn't.
Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/is-a-college-degree-enough-to-get-a-job.html
This means that something is needed above and beyond a college degree in order to land the best positions. This something could be an outstanding resume, a stellar recommendation, or an outgoing personality, but oftentimes it's personal connections that determines who gets a job and who doesn't.
Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/is-a-college-degree-enough-to-get-a-job.html
This means that something is needed above and beyond a college degree in order to land the best positions. This something could be an outstanding resume, a stellar recommendation, or an outgoing personality, but oftentimes it's personal connections that determines who gets a job and who doesn't.
Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/is-a-college-degree-enough-to-get-a-job.html
This means that something is needed above and beyond a college degree in order to land the best positions. This something could be an outstanding resume, a stellar recommendation, or an outgoing personality, but oftentimes it's personal connections that determines who gets a job and who doesn't.
Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/is-a-college-degree-enough-to-get-a-job.html
This means that something is needed above and beyond a college degree in order to land the best positions. This something could be an outstanding resume, a stellar recommendation, or an outgoing personality, but oftentimes it's personal connections that determines who gets a job and who doesn't.
Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/is-a-college-degree-enough-to-get-a-job.html
This means that something is needed above and beyond a college degree in order to land the best positions. This something could be an outstanding resume, a stellar recommendation, or an outgoing personality, but oftentimes it's personal connections that determines who gets a job and who doesn't.
Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/is-a-college-degree-enough-to-get-a-job.html