Bell-Ringer 3-24-08

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Bell-Ringer 3-24-08

• What do you think the real world will be like?
• Do you want a career?
• Explain.

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Unit 7The Real World Colleges
and Careers
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Whats the difference between a career, an
occupation, and a job?

• Career
• The general direction of ones life as related to
  work, a long-term path
• EX career areas of agriculture and education
• Occupation
• An individuals work title associated with
  specific education and training
• EX teacher (agriculture, biology, general
  science)
• Job
• A stepping stone along the path, may be
  short-term
• EX substitute, part time junior college teacher,
  agri-research intern, assistant soybean breeder,
  soil science lab assistant, teen camp counselor

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• Return tests, papers, update GRS

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Bell-Ringer 3-25-08
Are you more motivated when a goal is hard or
easy? Why?
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VISION
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How do we achieve a vision?
GOAL Something someone wants to achieve
-Websters Dictionary
HS 44 TM A
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Benefits of setting goals?

1. Goals provide us with a sense of direction.
2. Goals help us identify what is important in life.
3. Goals help us monitor our progress
4. Goals motivate us, because we feel good when we
   achieve them.

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Time Frames

• Short-term goals that can be accomplished in
  less than one year
• Intermediate (mid-term) goals that can be
  accomplished between one and three years
• Long-term goals that can be accomplished in
  over three years

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• I will clean out the lost and found on Friday.
  Please remove your stuff.

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Bell-Ringer 3-26-08
When setting goals for college/careers, whats
the most important thing to keep in mind?
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Life Areas and Examples

• Physical
• Examples body image, health, personal hygiene
• Spiritual
• Examples religious expression, morals, faith
• Job/Career
• Examples SAE, summer jobs, long-term career
  plans
• Family/Friends
• Examples relationships, friendships
• Education
• Examples grades, honors, scholarships

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S.M.A.R.T.GOALS
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Bell-Ringer 3-27-08
Where do you see yourself during the fall of
2011? Be as specific as you can.
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The American Dream
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HIGHEREDUCATION
Notes
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Degrees
Notes

• Associates Degree
• 2 years
• AA (associate of arts)
• AS (associate of science)
• Bachelors Degree
• 4 years
• BA (bachelor of arts)
• BS (bachelor of science)

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College Degree Questions

1. Under what circumstances is it a good idea to get
   an Associates degree? Disadvantages?
2. What is the most important thing to consider when
   getting an Associates degree?
3. How do you decide if a 4-year degree is enough?
4. What are the advantages of going straight from
   CHSAS to a 4-year college/university?
5. What should you NOT major in?

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Quiz tomorrow on

• Career vs. Occupation vs. Job
• Benefits of goals
• Types (time-frames) of goals
• Life areas for goals
• SMART goals
• College degrees

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• Remember to check the lost and found

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Bell-Ringer 3-28-08
Study for quiz
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Degrees, cont.
Notes

• Masters Degree
• 6 years
• MS (Master of Science)
• MA (Master of Art)
• Doctoral (Doctorate) Degree
• 8 years
• PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
• DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine)
• MD (Doctor of Medicine)
• Ed D (Doctor of Education)

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College Degree Questions

1. What are the advantages of getting a masters
   degree right away?
2. What are the advantages of working and then going
   back to school?
3. What is a thesis?
4. How and when should one begin to prepare for a
   doctoral degree?
5. What is a dissertation?

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• End of quarter is Friday, April 11th
• Brookfield Zoo Trip is Tuesday, April 15th
• Officer applications are due on Wednesday, April
  16th (report card pick-up)
• Greenhand test is Tuesday, April 22nd

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Bell-Ringer 3-31-08
The direction in which education starts a man
will determine his future life. - Plato
Agree? Disagree? Why?
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Types of Higher Education

• Community (junior) Colleges
• Confer associate degrees
• Examples Moraine Valley, Kennedy-King, Daley
• Colleges and Universities
• Confer bachelors, masters, and doctorates
• Private - Ivy League
• Harvard, Stanford, Yale, etc.
• Private - Religious
• Loyola University, DePaul University, Trinity
  Christian College

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• Public - State colleges and universities (Normal
  Schools)
• Illinois State University, Northern Illinois
  University, etc.
• Public - Land-Grant Universities (LGU)
• Morrill Act of 1862
• University of Illinois, Michigan State, Texas
  AM, OSU
• Public - Historically Black Land-Grant
  Universities (HBLGU)
• Morrill Act of 1890
• Tuskegee, North Carolina AT, Alabama AM

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Bell-Ringer 4-1-08
What things should you consider when choosing a
college?
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• Size
• Type
• Location? City? Small town? Close to home?
• Required GPA and ACT
• Type of students
• Your major?
• Athletics? Programs? Activities?

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College Rotation

• 6 groups
• Rotate brochures and questions
• Write name of school(s), then look through
  brochures to answer questions for each one (do
  not have to write question). Everyone turns in a
  paper.
• EX
• UAPB and NCAT
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• 4.
• 5.
• UIUC
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• 4.
• 5