Overview:
In this lesson, students will go through the career decision-making process. They will start to see the connections between picking a major for college and the possibilities that this major will offer for post-bachelor’s degree jobs. Also, by thinking about majors before potential colleges, students can think about picking colleges in later lessons that are based on their interests, as well as other criteria.
NBEA Standard(s):
- Personal Finance, II. Earning and Reporting Income
Knowledge@Wharton High School Articles:
- “You Must Be Joking? From Physics at Harvard to Comedy Writing for The Simpsons”
- “Three Financial Priorities to Get You Ready for College”
- “The Search Is On: How to Pick the Right College”
- “The Rising Costs of a U.S. College Education”
- “The College Investment: Will It Pay Off?”
- “Sam Cox Spends Her Sunday Mornings with High-Tech Mummies”
- “One House, Three Seniors and Lots of College Essays”
- “From Bioscience to Haute Couture: Tony Wang’s Wide-Ranging World”
- “Drone Technology: Exploring the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Industry”
- “Differentiating Yourself in the College Admission Process”
- “CEO Katlyn Grasso Connects Young Women with Executive Role Models”
- “Career Spotlight: The Future of Journalism”
- “Career Spotlight: Studying to Be a Veterinary Technician”
- “Career Spotlight: Motion Capture Is an Industry on the Move”
- “Anthony David Williams Was President of His College Freshman Class — Why Did He Transfer?”
- “‘Creating a Fair Playing Field’: What’s Behind the SAT Redesign”
Lesson Plan Details:
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