Monday, January 21, 2013
After watching the Future of the Work video there were several things that stood out to me that caused me to have feelings towards. During the short video there was a saying that said "No one is going to guarantee you a lifetime career." This worries me that all of this preparation and learning in college towards my degree might not count for anything as I quickly might lose my teaching job in today's society and economy. I want to feel secure that I will have my job that I am passionate about and not have to worry over my dreams being crushed. Another saying that I noticed was "to stay employed you need to stand out" I agree with this but I also disagree with this statement. I feel that the workplace, at least for teachers, should not be a competition however I feel that the better a teacher does, the better their students will learn and develop. Which your performance might later save your job over another teachers if the school had to lay off employees. Lastly the last comment that stood out to me was the final slide, "Because the future of the work is you." I highly agree with this. We are the future of the work. The youth will later be the older and then there kids will be the future. We are the age where we will decide how careers will be in years to come. It is essential we do as much as we can to learn and become what we want to be and take the workforce to new heights.
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I enjoyed reading your thoughtful post! I think teachers need to be prepared for change. Our schools need to change in order to meet the needs of the 21st century. This does not mean that what are learning now in the college of education will be obsolete it means that you must be willing to be a life long learner and build on what you have already learned.
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