1. Bell-Ringer 3-24-08 What do you think the “real world” will be like? Do you want a career? Explain.

2. Unit 7: The Real World: Colleges and Careers

3. What’s the difference between a career, an occupation, and a job? ► Career  The general direction of one’s life as related to work, a long-term path ► EX: career areas of agriculture and education ► Occupation  An individual’s 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

4. ► Return tests, papers, update GRS

5. Bell-Ringer 3-25-08 Are you more motivated when a goal is hard or easy? Why?

6. VISION VISION

7. How do we achieve a vision? GOAL: Something someone wants to achieve - Webster’s Dictionary - Webster’s Dictionary HS 44 TM A

8. 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.

9. 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

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

11. Bell-Ringer 3-26-08 When setting goals for college/careers, what’s the most important thing to keep in mind?

12. Life Areas and Examples ►P►P►P►Physical EEEExamples: body image, health, personal hygiene ►S►S►S►Spiritual EEEExamples: religious expression, morals, faith ►J►J►J►Job/Career EEEExamples: SAE, summer jobs, long-term career plans ►F►F►F►Family/Friends EEEExamples: relationships, friendships ►E►E►E►Education EEEExamples: grades, honors, scholarships

13. S.M.A.R.T. GOALS

14. Bell-Ringer 3-27-08 Where do you see yourself during the fall of 2011? Be as specific as you can.

15. The American Dream

16. HIGHER EDUCATION Notes

17. Degrees ► Associate’s Degree  2 years  AA (associate of arts)  AS (associate of science) ► Bachelor’s Degree  4 years  BA (bachelor of arts)  BS (bachelor of science) Notes

18. 1. U nder what circumstances is it a good idea to get an Associate’s degree? Disadvantages? 2. W hat is the most important thing to consider when getting an Associate’s degree? 3. H ow do you decide if a 4-year degree is “enough”? 4. W hat are the advantages of going straight from CHSAS to a 4-year college/university? 5. W hat should you NOT major in? College Degree Questions

19. Quiz tomorrow on: ► Career vs. Occupation vs. Job ► Benefits of goals ► Types (time-frames) of goals ► Life areas for goals ► SMART goals ► College degrees

20. ► Remember to check the lost and found

21. Bell-Ringer 3-28-08 Study for quiz

22. Degrees, cont. ► Master’s 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) Notes

23. 1. What are the advantages of getting a master’s 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? College Degree Questions

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

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

27. Types of Higher Education ►C►C►C►Community (junior) Colleges CCCConfer associate degrees EEEExamples: Moraine Valley, Kennedy-King, Daley ►C►C►C►Colleges and Universities CCCConfer bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate’s PPPPrivate - Ivy League ►H►H►H►Harvard, Stanford, Yale, etc. PPPPrivate - Religious ►L►L►L►Loyola University, DePaul University, Trinity Christian College

28. ►P►P►P►Public - State colleges and universities (Normal Schools) IIIIllinois State University, Northern Illinois University, etc. ►P►P►P►Public - Land-Grant Universities (LGU) MMMMorrill Act of 1862 UUUUniversity of Illinois, Michigan State, Texas A&M, OSU ►P►P►P►Public - Historically Black Land-Grant Universities (HBLGU) MMMMorrill Act of 1890 TTTTuskegee, North Carolina A&T, Alabama A&M

29. Bell-Ringer 4-1-08 What things should you consider when choosing a college?

30. ► Size ► Type ► Location? City? Small town? Close to home? ► $$$ ► Required GPA and ACT ► Type of students ► Your major? ► Athletics? Programs? Activities?

31. 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555