Helping Your Kids Find A Career
Today in this environment of layoffs, cutback and poor economic conditions pointing your kids in the right direction for a career choice is essential. Too many kids go into college without a clue as to what they want to do for a living. Today on msnbc.com I read an article about the 15 top paying jobs and guess what all of them were in the medical field except two. Air traffic controller and CEO were the only ones not related to the medical profession that was listed. Most jobs listed were for doctors or dentists in various specialty fields. With the average age of the population of the united states getting older the medical field is going to definately be the wave of the future. My daughter enrolled in an Indiana nursing school and already has a job in the medical field as a technician where here tuition is paid for until she gets her nursing degree. Not only will she have a high paying career as a nurse when she gets out but she will not have any student loans to pay back. You will be suprised how many companies in the medical field are paying partial or full tuition for nursing students or those seeking degree in the medical field
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While it is certainly important to provide support for our kids as they begin to make choices about future careers, many young people are not ready for career choices as they enter college. They also may very well change their preference as their education and growth advances.
The reality is our world will look nothing like it does today in two years, much less four. One of the failings of current system of education is that we are educating young people for jobs that will not even exist and preparing them for life in a way that emphasizes achievement over fulfillment. Case in point- Consider the decline in arts and creative learning opportunities. We are killing off the most important aspect of the lives of our young people – creativity.
As the Founder and President of Dreams for Kids, for over twenty years I witnessed the sad reality of an education system and parental control which have combined to disempower our youth. In preparing our children for a full life, we should be providing them with the best opportunities to choose a path which enriches their lives and their community and connects them to the world, and do so at a pace which comes naturally for them.
Very Good Point. I wasnt necessarily meaning to force your kids down a particular path but wanted to point out the opportunities for those looking for a career with a solid future they should look towards the medical field , nursing in particular.