http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/ The silent majority speaks up Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:50:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1551 Brenna Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:48:08 +0000 http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1551 In response to skylerf94, I too thought I knew what I wanted to do with my life at 13, but I guarantee you, your mindset will change. I find myself looking at a wide spectrum of career options, ranging from genetics to photography to missions. The sky really is the limit and I don't think we should cubbyhole ourselves into one little niche in life. To do so would be a waste of our unlimited potential. God gave us many talents, why choose to act on only one or two? In response to skylerf94, I too thought I knew what I wanted to do with my life at 13, but I guarantee you, your mindset will change. I find myself looking at a wide spectrum of career options, ranging from genetics to photography to missions. The sky really is the limit and I don’t think we should cubbyhole ourselves into one little niche in life. To do so would be a waste of our unlimited potential. God gave us many talents, why choose to act on only one or two? ]]> http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1544 Angie Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:24:22 +0000 http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1544 I am a teacher and I knew what I wanted to do when I graduated from high school. As you said, you are expected to know. But in my career, I have learned that many "kids" today don't know. They start out with a few classes of community college. Work on the fun stuff first. I think they need a few more years to figure it out. You are still young and have so much of life ahead of you. There are college degrees today that were not available when I was in college. I say take your time...Plan for the future and live life. I am a teacher and I knew what I wanted to do when I graduated from high school. As you said, you are expected to know. But in my career, I have learned that many “kids” today don’t know. They start out with a few classes of community college. Work on the fun stuff first. I think they need a few more years to figure it out. You are still young and have so much of life ahead of you. There are college degrees today that were not available when I was in college. I say take your time...Plan for the future and live life. ]]> http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1543 Tom Brannock Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:24:41 +0000 http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1543 This is an excellent question, one that I, unfortunately, do not have an answer for. I'm almost 31, been in and out of college and have had jobs from retail to technical, and finally to call centers. Nothing has built on the previous and my education is incomplete with an associate's of science degree I was kicked out of my college and will have to move in order to go back to school. I don't want to be negative, but few other commenters have really touched on just how things may not work out. If I knew when I was young what I know now, I would have worked on math. That was my one downfall toward my dream of being a physicist. That's the one thing i thought i really really wanted to do. There were two simple facts that I learned in my 3rd year in college, I'm awful at math and programming. It's too bad you need both to make it in physics. One previous commenter mentioned building on a degree, in my case it's 4 steps back for one step forward as my first two years were geared solely towards physics. What I'm saying is that it's important to follow a dream, but equally important to know what is required to accomplish that dream and whether you can meet those requirements. If that is not a question, then my next thought is you should do as much as possible, travel, take random classes, learn as much as possible. Maybe, like myself, you may not find a specialty, or you may find you just aren't suited to any specific career. You experiences, however, will at least give you something interesting to talk about. Besides, when listening to the older generations talk about their lives, the most interesting ones weren't set in a career right out of high school. I have few ideas of my own that I might one day get to do for money, such as write a novel or own a business. I have no idea how to do either, but they are things I'd like to try before I admit that my interests are too varied to be happy in any job. Just remember that a degree doesn't guarantee a good job, but passion and hard work usually do. Wishing you the best of luck in your decision or lack thereof. This is an excellent question, one that I, unfortunately, do not have an answer for. I’m almost 31, been in and out of college and have had jobs from retail to technical, and finally to call centers. Nothing has built on the previous and my education is incomplete with an associate’s of science degree I was kicked out of my college and will have to move in order to go back to school. I don’t want to be negative, but few other commenters have really touched on just how things may not work out. If I knew when I was young what I know now, I would have worked on math. That was my one downfall toward my dream of being a physicist. That’s the one thing i thought i really really wanted to do. There were two simple facts that I learned in my 3rd year in college, I’m awful at math and programming. It’s too bad you need both to make it in physics. One previous commenter mentioned building on a degree, in my case it’s 4 steps back for one step forward as my first two years were geared solely towards physics. What I’m saying is that it’s important to follow a dream, but equally important to know what is required to accomplish that dream and whether you can meet those requirements. If that is not a question, then my next thought is you should do as much as possible, travel, take random classes, learn as much as possible. Maybe, like myself, you may not find a specialty, or you may find you just aren’t suited to any specific career. You experiences, however, will at least give you something interesting to talk about. Besides, when listening to the older generations talk about their lives, the most interesting ones weren’t set in a career right out of high school. I have few ideas of my own that I might one day get to do for money, such as write a novel or own a business. I have no idea how to do either, but they are things I’d like to try before I admit that my interests are too varied to be happy in any job. Just remember that a degree doesn’t guarantee a good job, but passion and hard work usually do. Wishing you the best of luck in your decision or lack thereof. ]]> http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1514 Jenna Parks Thu, 28 May 2009 11:13:30 +0000 http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1514 I think its important for them to know what they want to go and the vauge path they want to take, but life is full of suprises so its good not to have a fixated goal as it can end up the perosn being less flxible in what they will take on. Which in some cases is a loss of talent in a field the respective person would have flurished in. I think its important for them to know what they want to go and the vauge path they want to take, but life is full of suprises so its good not to have a fixated goal as it can end up the perosn being less flxible in what they will take on. Which in some cases is a loss of talent in a field the respective person would have flurished in. ]]> http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1511 Is nothing UnGooglable??? - Thing #5 | Changing Technology is Changing Me Mon, 11 May 2009 19:50:25 +0000 http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1511 [...] ALL education conversation should be student centered and student driven.  One particular article, Should an 18 Year Old Really Know What They’re Going to Do For the Rest of Their Life? (http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/) caught my eye in regards to students entering [...] [...] ALL education conversation should be student centered and student driven.  One particular article, Should an 18 Year Old Really Know What They’re Going to Do For the Rest of Their Life? (http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/) caught my eye in regards to students entering [...] ]]> http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1470 Thing #5 | Doering23Things Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:31:54 +0000 http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1470 [...] response to this article I have to agree with those that don’t know what they want to do with the rest of their life at [...] [...] response to this article I have to agree with those that don’t know what they want to do with the rest of their life at [...] ]]> http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1461 Blogging Comment | Finding my distance Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:24:15 +0000 http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1461 [...] Blogging Comment Excellent point! As an educator, I see many students groomed and polished for college as early as 9th grade! Many parents are concerned with classes, rank, and GPA that the whole process of selecting a college and a career has gotten out of hand. I personally think an 18 year old is way too young to make a decision about life without really experiencing some true life experiences. Perhaps we need to step back a bit and look at what education has to offer not only from an academic viewpoint but from a social perspective as well. Instead of forcing academics and grades, students should be looking at themselves to see what they really want to accomplish in life. http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comments [...] [...] Blogging Comment Excellent point! As an educator, I see many students groomed and polished for college as early as 9th grade! Many parents are concerned with classes, rank, and GPA that the whole process of selecting a college and a career has gotten out of hand. I personally think an 18 year old is way too young to make a decision about life without really experiencing some true life experiences. Perhaps we need to step back a bit and look at what education has to offer not only from an academic viewpoint but from a social perspective as well. Instead of forcing academics and grades, students should be looking at themselves to see what they really want to accomplish in life. http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comments [...] ]]> http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1460 What do I want to do when I grow up | Finding my distance Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:13:08 +0000 http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1460 [...] http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1459 Excellent point! As an educator, I see many students groomed and polished for college as early as 9th grade! Many parents are concerned with classes, rank, and GPA that the whole process of selecting a college and a career has gotten out of hand. I personally think an 18 year old is way too young to make a decision about life without really experiencing some true life experiences. Perhaps we need to step back a bit and look at what education has to offer not only from an academic viewpoint but from a social perspective as well. Instead of forcing academics and grades, students should be looking at themselves to see what they really want to accomplish in l [...] [...] http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1459 Excellent point! As an educator, I see many students groomed and polished for college as early as 9th grade! Many parents are concerned with classes, rank, and GPA that the whole process of selecting a college and a career has gotten out of hand. I personally think an 18 year old is way too young to make a decision about life without really experiencing some true life experiences. Perhaps we need to step back a bit and look at what education has to offer not only from an academic viewpoint but from a social perspective as well. Instead of forcing academics and grades, students should be looking at themselves to see what they really want to accomplish in l [...] ]]> http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1459 sandy Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:08:19 +0000 http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1459 Excellent point! As an educator, I see many students groomed and polished for college as early as 9th grade! Many parents are concerned with classes, rank, and GPA that the whole process of selecting a college and a career has gotten out of hand. I personally think an 18 year old is way too young to make a decision about life without really experiencing some true life experiences. Perhaps we need to step back a bit and look at what education has to offer not only from an academic viewpoint but from a social perspective as well. Instead of forcing academics and grades, students should be looking at themselves to see what they really want to accomplish in life. Excellent point! As an educator, I see many students groomed and polished for college as early as 9th grade! Many parents are concerned with classes, rank, and GPA that the whole process of selecting a college and a career has gotten out of hand. I personally think an 18 year old is way too young to make a decision about life without really experiencing some true life experiences. Perhaps we need to step back a bit and look at what education has to offer not only from an academic viewpoint but from a social perspective as well. Instead of forcing academics and grades, students should be looking at themselves to see what they really want to accomplish in life. ]]> http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1331 Carolina(Argentina) Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:15:26 +0000 http://students2oh.org/2008/04/04/18yrlife/#comment-1331 There are too many choices! Your text describes me very well as a confused teenager. *Translation hosted by Google. (I understand English but I do not know right arm prayers.) There are too many choices!
Your text describes me very well as a confused teenager.
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(I understand English but I do not know right arm prayers.) ]]>