The Right Time to Find Your Way Sammy Sha EGRC Li-Shan Junior High School Teacher: Lily Hsu

2007/6/92 Outline  Chap1 Introduction Motivation Questions  Chap2 Literature Review  Chap3 Methodology  Chap4 Results & Discussion  Chap5 Conclusions & Suggestions  References

2007/6/93 Introduction-Motivation  Debate “I want to be a hair stylist. What are you going to do in the future? ”,“How can you have no idea about your career plan for the future? “Don’t worry. Now we should just study hard and try our best to enter a senior high school which is excellent.”  ？ ？ ？ Is it the time for us to plan the future life right now, or we just focus on school study?

2007/6/94 Introduction- Questions  Should junior high school students get to know himself/herself and plan for the future or just focus on Entrance Exam for High School, and why?  Should junior high school students use leisure time to think about their career?  Should junior high school students take career path and individual interests into senior high school selection consideration?  When is the best time to plan one’s career?

2007/6/95 Literature Review  Article1 Liou Jiunn Haur, A Survey of Junior High School Student Preference to High School and its Related Factors.  Article2 (Chinese version only) 李文弘 (2002) ，「國中應屆畢業生升學意願 與升學職校之相關背景因素研究」

2007/6/96 Methodology Sorting and analyzing questionnaires collected from 47 teachers in Li-Shan Junior High School, including the teachers specializing in the following fields:  Mathematical Logic (Mathematics, Biology, Physics& Chemistry, Everyday Technology)  Language & Sociology (Chinese, English, Sociology)  Art & Physical Education (Home Economics, Scout Training, Counseling, Music, Art, Performance Art, Physical Education)

2007/6/97 Results & Discussion A. The Results of the survey TotalSexFieldAge ♂♀ Mathe- matical Logic Languag e& Sociolog y Art & Physical Educatio n 25 ｜ 35 ｜ 45 ｜ 55 Should junior high school students get to know himself/ herself and plan for the future in this stage? Yes No

2007/6/98 Pros & Cons  The survey shows that 77% of the teachers surveyed think students should start to plan their future as soon as possible in the stage of junior high school.

2007/6/99 Results & Discussion - 1 B. Vote for Planning for the Future Early in the Stage of Junior High School Questions & ChoicesVotes Why should junior high school students get to know himself/ herself and plan for the future in this stage? Economic reasons8 Parents’ expectations13 Personal interests, talent and skills 33 Peer group influence4 others4 How to confirm one’s career path in the junior high school stage? Teacher / Professional guidance29 Parents’ Expectation18 Follow one’s interests31 Peer Group Value0 others2

2007/6/910 Pros & Cons Pros - 53% of the teachers think the most important factor should be “personal interests, talent and skills”. The sequent factors are “parents’ expectations”, “economic reasons”, and “peer group influence.”

2007/6/911 B - 2. Questions & ChoicesVotes Should junior high school students use leisure time to think about their career path? Yes32 No4 Should junior high school students take career path and individual interests into senior high school selection consideration? Yes36 No0 What are the obstacles junior high school students will face when planning their path in the stage of junior high School? Without getting parents’ agreement 19 The pressure caused by departing from traditional educational path 17 Not able to make a decision in such an early stage 31 Others0 Results & Discussion - 2

2007/6/912 89% of the teachers think students should strengthen related knowledge and abilities of their interests in their spare time. All of the teachers think students should plan and choose the right school according to personal interests and expertise when participating in the High School Joint Academic Capability Exam. There are still some obstacles students will face — Not able to make a decision in such an early stage(46%) — Without getting parents’ agreement(28%) — The pressure caused by departing from traditional educational path (25%) Pros & Cons Pros -

2007/6/913 C - 1. Against Planning for the Future Early in the Stage Questions & ChoicesVotes What is the reason for focusing on High School Joint Academic Capability Exam? They are too young to make sound judgment7 In this stage, junior high students should only focus on academic. All the others can be left aside. 1 Junior high students should not have their own opinions. They should follow parents’,teachers’ and Society expectations. 1 Others3 When is the best time to plan one’s career? Senior High School8 University/College3 Graduate School0 After Graduate0 Others0 Results & Discussion - 3

2007/6/914  23% of the teachers is against planning for the future in the stage of junior high school 58% of the teachers thinks junior high school students are still too young to make sound judgment. 73% of the teachers thinks the stage of senior high school is the best time for planning one’s career. 27% of the teachers thinks university is the best time. Pros & Cons Cons -

2007/6/915 C - 2. Questions & ChoicesVotes What is the right way to plan one’s future in senior high school ? Teachers’ / Professional guidance 10 Parents’ Expectation4 Follow one’s interest11 Peer Group Value1 Others1 What should average / below average students do to prepare for better senior high school acceptance? Going to cram school2 Keeping at one’s own pace,without worrying 8 Others1 Results & Discussion - 4

2007/6/916 The teachers suggest that students should consider about the followings when planning for the future: — their personal interests, talent and skills (41%), — teachers’ or professional guidance(37%) Pros & Cons Cons -

2007/6/917 D. The Experience of The Surveyed Teachers Questions & ChoicesVotes Did you plan for your future path in detail when you were in school time? Yes38 No9 When did you start to plan for your future path? Junior High School11 Senior High School22 University/College5 Graduate School2 Others1 When did you decide to be a teacher? Junior High School9 Senior High School10 University/College22 Graduate School2 Others3 Results & Discussion - 5

2007/6/918 The experience of the surveyed teachers  According to the teachers’ own experience, 81% of the teachers planned their future early in their school time.  54% of them thought over this issue in the stage of senior high school, and 48% of them made career decisions to be teachers in the stage of university.  However, the teachers still suggest that it should better for us to find out earlier what we want to be in the future. We should get a better understanding about the personal interests and abilities for our career decision.

2007/6/919 Comparison with relevant studies  The conclusions of “A Survey of Junior High School Student Preference to High School and its Related Factors” When choosing High School, the factors junior high school students should put into consideration are “the future labor market ” and “personal interests.” The factors that affect decisions making by junior high school students are: — “personal factors- personal performance and interests“ — “family factors- the parents’ expectations and family background” — “school factors- peer group opinions” — “social factors- the future labor market”

2007/6/920 Conclusions It’s time to find your way. Prepare yourself well for the future.

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