Career Research

Standard 1 Students will be knowledgeable about the world of work, explore career options and relate personal skills, aptitudes, and abilities to education planning and future career decision making. Objective 1 Identify and practice the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span, including recognizing that completion of high school with essential academic and CTE coursework provides a wide range of substantial post-secondary and career options. Develop personal abilities, skills, interests, values, and motivations in terms of future goals. Develop a positive attitude toward work and learning by understanding the importance of responsibility, dependability, integrity, and work ethic. Apply knowledge of learning styles to positively influence school performance. Use problem-solving and decision-making skills to assess progress toward educational goals. Understand how family and socioeconomic background can influence career choices, and the opportunities in traditional and nontraditional career choices. Understand the relationship between work, societal needs, and a global economy. Determine values that affect life/career planning in terms of family, community involvement, work, and leisure.