A common question that school administrators like Jay Eitner get asked by parents and is, “what career should my child pursue?” This is always a challenging question that has to take into account many different things. Most administrators will pause before answering the question and say that they need to ask additional questions to give a thoughtful answer. Here are the questions that is thoughtful administrator will ask a parent.
What is your child’s passion?
This question is designed to discover what the young person really loves to do. It might be education, sports, debating, researching, playing video games, cooking, or one of several dozen other things that young people love. In the best case scenario you want to tie a young person’s passion to their career. This might be a natural Direction to suggest to a parent.
Sometimes however it’s difficult to tie one’s passion to a career path. And sometimes there’s a good chance that the passion will you to be outgrown or that it will simply fade away. So although and answer to this question can provide some insight as to what an administrator might suggest, this answer alone does not provide enough information for thoughtful answer.
What is your child great at?
This question differs from the first in that sometimes children are great at things that they may not love. They might be a whiz at science or great writer but only focus on it so much because they want to get good grades in school. If you ask them do they see a career in science or as a writer they would likely answer absolutely not however being great at one of these disciplines could mean they’re getting involved in the career where their proficiency in math writing is very beneficial. This may include a private sector or federal government job in New Jersey.
Where does your child want to live?
On the surface this question seems trite. However it is extremely relevant 2 providing a thoughtful answer. Where person might want to live should play a large part end their career choice. For example, if the young person has an idea about being a farmer, a desire to in the big city might inhibit the person’s chances of finding work. Similarly if the person is interested in Ocean Sciences, living far away from an ocean will dramatically decrease the young person’s chances of finding work.
These tips are merely guidelines for parents to begin discussions with their children about their ideas for a career choice. The actual discussion should happen over perhaps a year and include noticing what your child gravitates toward and stays passionate about.
Parents need to also remember that today’s jab market is shifting dramatically and many of the careers that in-demand today will not be around in ten to twenty years. So rad up on where industry is going so you can aim your child in the best direction. In the end, being thoughtful is the best approach.
"Jibu la kawaida ambalo wasimamizi wa shule kama Jay Eitner huulizwa na wazazi ni, ""Ni kazi gani ambayo mtoto wangu anapaswa kufuata?"" Hii ni swali la changamoto ambayo lazima ichukue mambo mengi tofauti." Wasimamizi wengi watasimama kabla ya kujibu swali na kusema kwamba wanahitaji kuuliza maswali ya ziada ili kutoa jibu lenye kufikiri. Hapa kuna maswali ambayo msimamizi mwenye kufikiri atauliza mzazi. Mtoto wako anapenda nini? Swali hili limekusudiwa kugundua kile ambacho kijana anapenda kufanya. Huenda ikawa elimu, michezo, kujadili, kufanya utafiti, kucheza michezo ya kompyuta, kupika, au mojawapo ya mambo mengine mengi ambayo vijana hupenda. Katika hali bora unataka kuunganisha shauku ya kijana na kazi yao. Huenda hilo likawa mwelekeo wa kawaida wa kumweleza mzazi. Hata hivyo wakati mwingine ni vigumu kuunganisha shauku ya mtu na njia ya kazi. Na wakati mwingine kuna nafasi nzuri kwamba shauku itakufanya ukue au kwamba itazimia tu. Hata hivyo, jibu la swali hili linaweza kutoa ufahamu fulani kuhusu kile msimamizi anaweza kupendekeza, jibu hili peke yake halitoi habari ya kutosha kwa jibu la kufikiri. Mtoto wako ana ustadi gani? Swali hili lina tofauti na la kwanza kwa sababu nyakati nyingine watoto wana ustadi wa kufanya mambo ambayo huenda wasiipende. Wanaweza kuwa na ustadi wa sayansi au mwandishi mzuri lakini hujiweka kwenye kazi hiyo kwa sababu wanataka kupata alama nzuri shuleni. Kama wewe kuuliza yao je, wao kuona kazi katika sayansi au kama mwandishi wao pengine kujibu kabisa si hata hivyo kuwa kubwa katika moja ya taaluma hizi inaweza kumaanisha wao ni kupata kushiriki katika kazi ambapo ujuzi wao katika kuandika hisabati ni manufaa sana. Hii inaweza kujumuisha sekta binafsi au kazi ya serikali ya shirikisho katika New Jersey. Mtoto wako anataka kuishi wapi? Kwa mtazamo wa nje swali hilo laonekana kuwa lisilo na maana. Hata hivyo, ni muhimu sana 2 kutoa jibu la kufikiri. Ambapo mtu anaweza wanataka kuishi lazima kucheza sehemu kubwa mwisho uchaguzi wao wa kazi. Kwa mfano, ikiwa kijana ana wazo la kuwa mkulima, hamu ya kuwa katika mji mkubwa inaweza kuzuia nafasi za mtu huyo kupata kazi. Vivyo hivyo ikiwa mtu anapendezwa na Sayansi ya Bahari, kuishi mbali na bahari itapunguza sana nafasi za kijana kupata kazi. Hizi ni vidokezo tu kwa wazazi kuanza majadiliano na watoto wao kuhusu mawazo yao kwa ajili ya uchaguzi wa kazi. Mjadala wa kweli unapaswa kutokea kwa labda mwaka mmoja na ni pamoja na kugundua kile mtoto wako anavutia na kubaki na shauku. Wazazi pia wanahitaji kukumbuka kwamba soko la leo la jab linabadilika sana na kazi nyingi ambazo zinahitajika leo hazitakuwa karibu katika miaka kumi hadi ishirini. Kwa hiyo, fanya kazi kwa bidii ili kujua ni wapi biashara inakwenda ili uweze kuelekeza mtoto wako katika mwelekeo bora. Mwishowe, kuwa mwenye kujali ndiyo njia bora zaidi.