Chapter 4, Exploring Interests and Values
For
this week, choose any two topics below.
Comment on a
successful decision you have made and how it matched your values.
Comment on an
unsuccessful decision you made and how it did not match your values.
Comment on another
student's post. Can you add to their comment or raise new questions?
Read the following 2
scenarios and comment on one of them. Based on the individual’s values, give
your opinion about what would be the best decision.
Scenario 1: What should be my major?
Shawn is twenty years
old and has completed two years of college. He has been trying to decide
whether to major in engineering or music. He has completed all of his general
education requirements as well as several courses in music, math, and physics.
As a child, Shawn was interested in science and dreamed of making new
inventions. He always took things apart to see how they worked. Math was always
easy for Shawn, and he received awards for achievement in science. He also took
part in band throughout his school years and learned to play several
instruments. As a teenager, he had a garage band and became so interested in
playing the piano that he spent two hours a day practicing. Shawn’s dilemma was
that he was becoming stressed out trying to do both majors and
no longer had time to do well in both music and engineering. He also wanted to have time to get a part-time job in order to become more independent. Shawn’s top five values are being independent and living on his own, having a secure future, doing interesting work, achieving something important, and being able to relax. Based on his values, what major should Shawn choose?
no longer had time to do well in both music and engineering. He also wanted to have time to get a part-time job in order to become more independent. Shawn’s top five values are being independent and living on his own, having a secure future, doing interesting work, achieving something important, and being able to relax. Based on his values, what major should Shawn choose?
Scenario
2: Should Maria continue her education?
Maria is a married
mother of two young boys ages five and seven and a part-time college student.
Maria and her husband, Juan, are very proud of their Mexican heritage and value
their marriage and family. They both think that it is important for Maria to spend
time with the children. Maria learned to speak English as a second language and
has made sure that her children speak both English and Spanish. While the
children are in school, Maria has been attending college part-time with the
goal of becoming a teacher’s aide in a class for bilingual children. She has
some experience as a teacher’s aide and gets a great deal of satisfaction from
helping the children. Juan works in construction, and the family has sacrificed
to come up with the money to pay for Maria to attend college. Maria has
struggled to earn her associate’s degree and is proud of her accomplishments.
She values her education and wants her children to do well in school. Now Maria
is considering continuing her education to earn the bachelor’s degree so that
she can become a teacher. She would enjoy having her own classroom, loves
working with children, and would have a higher income as a teacher than she
would as a teacher’s aide. Maria’s husband is concerned that she will spend too
much time at college and will not be home for the children. He is also relieved
that Maria has finished college and plans to work part-time to supplement the
family income while the children are in school. Should Maria continue her
education and earn a bachelor’s degree?
Based on Shawn's values, he should pursue his major in Engineering. With a music degree, there is not much job stability, and you never know when you are going to be able to work. His values focus on a career that is in demand, job security, and a great paycheck. Although it may not be as fun as a music degree, his values don't focus on what is fun, they focus on how he can be successful in life and be able to support himself. Knowing he has a degree in Engineering, he can go anywhere in the country to work, and be able to relax, knowing that he has a good job. Depending on which Engineering he decides to go to and be very rewarding in acheiving something important.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good analysis of values here. If people make decisions based on their values, they are more likely to be happy.
DeleteI believe that Maria should continue her education and get her bachelor’s degree. She should continue her education because she will make more money as a teacher and she will be doing what she loves. I believe that making more money for her family is better than spending time with her family because she will be spending the same amount of time as a teachers assistant as a teacher. If she stayed as a teachers assistant and spent time with her kids she would never forgive herself for not going for that degree.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Maria should continue her education to get her bachelor's degree. If their family is already struggling with what they have, then earning her bachelor's degree will increase their income. Having two part-time jobs will be about the same as her going to college, and she will still have time to spend with her children. Having charge in her own classroom is also more steady work than being a Teacher's aide and definitely more money. I agree that she would not forgive herself for not going to the degree.
DeleteMaria should finish college. By Maria finishing college she is creating opportunity for her to earn a higher income. If she doesn’t finish college her life will most likely stay the same, which is not a bad thing, but if she feels the need to change the way her life is in a positive way then she should go to college and become a teacher. She would most likely just end up regretting that she didn’t pursue a teaching career. Living with regret is not something worth living with. Maria would also be setting a good example for her kids, showing that it is not too late to earn an education and get a degree in something that you are truly interested in.
DeleteI agree with you about Maria should continue her education and get a bachelor’s degree. Maria should think positively about the future and take the steps necessary to accomplish her life. For sure that Juan should help her to get her success in education for positively future. Everyone has faced some problems in his past. Therefore we should be optimistic that the future will be better. Maria seem persistent in her life, she raises her children, attending part time college, doing chores and she should be good to find solutions to the problems that face in her life. There is an old saying that I like and believe (persistence will get us almost anything eventually). This saying applies Maria in her life and education for earning her bachelor’s degree and accomplish her goel.
DeleteI agree that Maria should continue to get her bachelor's degree. She shouldn't let her kids stop her from achieving her dream. Its perfect if she likes what she does and gets paid well. She will become a role model for her kids by becoming a teacher and helping younger children. Maria has to find a way to balance work and taking care of her kids. If she doesn't pursue her bachelor's degree, than her Maria and her family will have financial issues and she will be bored taking care of her kids all day. She will regret not getting her bachelor's degree.
DeleteI agree that Maria should continue to get her degree. education is the most important things which most people pay close attention to. it also so important to her children because when she has a good knowledge, she will help her kids in their future, actually with this way she's going to have more progress that will lead her to be a perfect mother and wife.I think if she can't leave her kids and go to school, she can take online classes and taking care of her children, husband and house.
DeleteI enjoyed reading all the comments about Maria and continuing her education. By finishing her education, she will be a good role model for her children as well as earning a higher income. I like your comments about how difficult it is to live with regret. As Maslow stated in this chapter, we are all aiming for self-actualization. It seems we are happiest when we are striving to be the best we can be.
DeleteBased on the scenario I think that Shawn should pursue his career in engineering, it seems like a more sustainable career and more practical than music. Music to me seems less stable of a career and it is more of a hit or miss. Engineering is more useful especially for Shawn because it says that he excels in Math and has received awards in the study of science. By Shawn not choosing music shouldn’t be a bad thing, just by him having an interest in music makes him that much more valuable because of his curiosity with art which makes him more creative.
ReplyDeleteI think Maria should continue her education and earn bachelor’s degree. Many of people I’ve met are suffering like Maria and Juan. By sacrificing and helping each other, they will continue and got success. If Maria stays on her job, she won’t get any change to improve in her life. Maria with a bachelor’s degree earns almost twice as much as a teacher’s aide in school, and she has a better chance of improving her life. Although getting bachelor degree requires time and effort, but she can balance her family’s need and her education time with Juan’s help. Juan can help her on his leisure time for working hard and better life. .By Maria earning her bachelor degree, her income rises with educational level and her life will improve.
ReplyDeleteUnsuccessful decision I made when I didn’t continue my education and stayed on high school degree. All my family criticizes me for my decision and tried to push me to change my aim, but I insist. When I remember the last decades, I can do the best. I’ve had leisure time; I didn’t even improve my English language as well. Now I blame myself that I didn’t just read a book or magazine in English. The good thing that I did , I encourage my kids to finish their education and don’t stop on the first step , but try to go on and continue their education and learn from my fault.
ReplyDeleteIt is never too late to get started with your education again. Welcome back!
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ReplyDeleteI love that people embrace their creative side and pursue careers in art and music. I also think if you can have a career that is self-rewarding and financially stable then you should purse that. In this situation I would tell the guy to follow through and get his engineering degree. If he is interested in designing things and wants to make good money I would encourage him to do that. Not that music isnt great, but it can easily be a hobby. Often times when you passion is just your hobby and not you source of income it is less stressful and more fun.
I like your comment about when your passion is not your source of income, it can be more fun. These days most of us are struggling with making enough income. While it is best to do something you enjoy, you may have to make the best of something that pays enough to live your preferred lifestyle.
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ReplyDeleteMaria should go on and get her masters. If you have goals that are obtainable then you should strive for them. Also if the family is struggling with money now it will only be worse when the kids get older and want to go to college themselves. I might be hard on the family for those 2 years she is getting her masters but it will be worth it when they aren't as stressed on money. I think if you can do what you are passionate about as a career than you should do it.
Based on Shawn's values, he should major in engineering. If Shawn dreamed about making new inventions, then that's what career he should be pursuing. He's been having fun doing it since he was a child. Its also easier for him so he can accomplish more in the engineering major. Music for Shawn is more of a hobby than a skill. Even if he was good it would be hard to be successful because there is so many talented artists. To get paid in the music industry you have to do a lot of tours and there would be no time to relax.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion Shawn’s best decision should be to move forward with a major in Engineering. It’s been a lifelong dream for him and his values are geared towards the sciences. He has received many awards for his achievements.. I would submit to Shawn in looking into a Bachelor of Science in Sound Engineering. This degree program designed for those students who demonstrate abilities in both music and engineering. This degree program would merge his two loves music and engineering. Sound engineers; work in music, film, television, radio and as well as live performances. It definitely goes with Shawn’s values.
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ReplyDeleteI believe Maria should continue her education and complete her Bachelor’s Degree. For many working parents splitting their time between work, family and education can seem almost impossible. There are so many programs for non-traditional students to complete their education. There is also financial aid available. Maria can attended weekend classes, online classes reducing the amount of time she is away from home. Maria should consider the big picture. If she continues her education the family as a whole benefits from the extra income and positive role model she will be to her family. I would advise her to stay focused on her goals, changed them as needed in order for her to reach her Bachelor’s Degree.
I believe Maria is well on her way to earning her Bachelor's degree. She only has one major step to go and that's transfering and attaining the degree she has always deserved. To give up at this point would be an utter shame to her potentiality. As a mother who is in school, it is up to her to come up with some time to still spend with her children. She loves her children, obviously, so to truly want to give them the best future they deserve, having a better income will be best for the family in every way. Although they are young now and need some attention, I would suggest hiring a babysitting or having a trusted family member move in such as her or her husband's parents moving in with helping out with the children. It would put the children at an advantage in live if she can make enough income to one day pay them through college as well. At some point, it would even be nice to encourage her husband to go back into school after she is done or he could go into school part time and take online classes. She could as well take online classes to still spend time with her children and take care of the house but she should do what she believes she can do better at. She should never give up her dreams and waste her potential as it would put her children at a disavantage in the future.
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ReplyDeleteRecently my brothers and I decided to move out of our parents house. Our mother was too controlling and impeeded way too much on simple freedoms such as even having friends or going somewhere out for the day. Even having a boyfriend was a struggle as she fully denied that from me. Her over strictness even made her not relalize she distrcted us way too much from doing our homework and completing our classes from the extreme stress she gave us among other things. So my personal values is that I prefer freedom and independance, happiness, love and being loved, and finsihing my education. We decided to leave as being there didn't match any of our values. Our decision to move out matched our values to do as we want because we had trust in ourselves to be responsible enough to not be at home any longer.
Comment on an unsuccessful decision you made and how it did not match your values.
2 years ago I finally got a job that gave good pay and I worked with children in the school district. But while working there, I quickly realized I did not agree with the Site leader (manager of this job) in how she ran the place. She was way too overly strict in how she managed the environment. She made other co-workers upset often and was extremely unprofessional it was irritating. She gave no room to breathe without realizing she let her favorite coworkers do things that were against the rules and hurt some children's feelings often. She talked behind her coworkers back and spread rude rumors. I had finally decided to quit which didn't match my values. I wanted to work hard, enjoy my job and make money to save money for my future. It was an unsuccessful decision because obviously I no longer would have a job. But staying didn't match my values either working with that kind of boss.
Many years ago I had to experience almost the same situation, a family member had a school and offered me a job I was super exited felt that this was a great opportunity to acquire experience, little I knew that the owner ran the school by giving orders by phone very seldom appeared at the school site, and people she trusted where extremely unprofessional and rude to children, they had a nursery and babies where not being attended to in a timely matter and I could not bare to comprehend this situation , so I decided to resign gave two week notice and left with my heart crushed, wrote a letter to licensing hoping the situation would be attended.
DeleteSo I felt I did not want to be a part of this because it was against my values and ethics.
Even though it is risky financially, it is best to find a job that matches your values. It is extremely stressful when our personal values and work values do not match.
DeleteEverybody try to make the right and an important decision in her/his life which can have a vital effect in their future. one of the most important decision I have made is related to my education. Actually when my family and I decided to travel to USA I was in high school at that time. We went to Syria first, I couldn't study over there because I was working to help my family. When we came to United States, my family pushed me to studying and to have a certificate. In 2010 I decided to continuing my education. I believe the education is the way to a successful life. Now, I can discover more things that were unknown to me and I can use these discoveries to lead my life into the right way.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that this was a good decision to make. I especially like the last statement you made, that education is the way to a successful life because when you discover things that were once unknown, this new knowledge can help inform you in your life choices. It is a great opportunity as there are many people in less developed parts of the world that want for an education but do not have the resources.
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ReplyDeleteI think that Maria should continue her education. There are a few reasons that helped me decide. The first would be the desire to continue her education. She was very proud of her accomplishments with receiving her associate's degree and would probably feel even better after completing her bachelor's degree. Although the cost of school was mentioned as an issue, the money from the part time job was looked at as a positive. A full time teaching job would lead to more money at home. The family was mentioned as a factor, as far as staying home with the children. As the children grow, they will likely spend less time at home. After school activities should be looked at as a positive thing for the kids. Also, if the mother worked in the same district as the kids, there would be the opportunity to commute together and spend time with each other.
I think I will share a short story of an unsuccessful decision I made a few years ago. Right after I got out of the Navy I thought it would be cool to be a bouncer. This job just seemed like it had to be cool. A friend of mine was approached by someone who owned a company that supplied bouncer to various clubs downtown. All I had to do was buy a cheap suit and a forty dollar headset. After my first day, I knew this was a terrible decision. Call it a Napoleon complex or 'little man' syndrome, but I have never been around so many six foot tall, 150 pound guys that thought they were the baddest men to walk the earth. Arrogance is something that irritates me very much. This job allowed people that enjoy talking down to people to do just that. This caused more problems than it solved and I had to take the side of my co-worker, who I disagreed with. This job was a waste of time and I think I barely made enough to cover my cheap suit and headset, which I still have.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good example of how making a decision that does not match our values does not work well. Sometime we don't know there is a conflict until we are in the situation.
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ReplyDeleteOne of my most successful decisions I have made in my lifetime is to be social. I know it may sound like a basic concept, but there is more to it than just that. Let me give you some background. My Dad is a very charismatic individual, he gets along with everyone regardless of the situation. Growing up, I admired this greatly and set it as a value. So now, whenever I am put in a situation with strangers, I always aim to be a social and friendly rather than simply sit on my phone or sit without talking. I have made a lot of friends this way and has led me away from a lot of boring and potentially dull moments.
For me I find it easy to be social, but I totally understand how difficult and intimidating it can be for the first person to strike up conversation. A lot of this generation (my generation) doesn't know how to be social. Oddly enough there are countless sites for "social" media. People don't know how to converse if it's not online or a text. Many people don't even know how to speak on phones. So that's great of you that you strive to be social even if you have a hard time doing so, I'm sure you have met some pretty fun and amazing people just by socializing.
DeleteInteresting that social media is causing many to lose social skills!
DeleteShawn sounds like a very intelligent young man and he seems to have a great deal of ability in fields that would benefit an engineering educational pathway. One of his values is having a secure future. This would be a difficult thing to obtain with a career in music. People are rarely able to make a sustained income through music, and even the musicians who become famous and rich often have trouble remaining famous. Engineering on the other hand is a very broad field that can lead to a multitude well paying jobs with security. He also says that he would like to do something important. Biological and environmental engineers help to preserve our planet for future generations. If he chooses engineering as a major he can still have time to be a musician in his spare time.
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ReplyDeleteThere was a kid in my middle school who I thought was extremely annoying and rude. I did not treat him friendly and ultimately did my best to avoid him. I later learned that he had a lot of family issues and had a rough home life. At the time I thought it wasn’t my job to deal with those issues. However, as an adult I feel terrible knowing that I thought that. I have had a rough patch in my life as well and all I needed were some people to help me through it. Who knows, maybe we could have been great friends even to this day. This decision I made as a kid to not help was a selfish and immature act, it does not match my value to help others and be a good person.
Maria should absolutely continue with her education.She sounds like a hard and dedicated mother wife and worker. It also sounds as if she already knows what it takes to accomplish a goal and balance home and school because she has her Associates.She would be an asset to any classroom! She will need to continue to balance her home and school/work life, as her two boys are still young and require plenty of attention. In the long run her hard work and dedication will pay off. Maria will be better off financially and this will also help Juan, who is in construction. This is a great job for the younger and stronger, but will become harder with its physical demands as he gets older.
ReplyDeleteMost important she will have accomplish her own goal and that is priceless. It will also show her boys, how she didnt stop until she achieved what she wanted despite the challenges. WIth out a doubt things will be better for Maria with her continued education
Maria values her marriage and family. It sounds like her education isn't only taking a toll on the family's income, but their togetherness as well. She has accomplished what she originally set out to do, which was get the required education to be come a teacher's aide. If she chooses to not continue her education she would be able to spend more time with her family and still spend her days teaching children. Maria's family has already made financial sacrifices to get her the education she now has, and it sounds like they could use the money she would get from being a teacher's aide. For her to get the required education to become a qualified teacher she would need more money for more classes, causing her family even more financial difficulty. She should become a teacher's aide and not continue her education.
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ReplyDeleteShawn has a hard decision, it sounds as if both things are very important to him. He will need to definitley find a balance. While it seems like he would make a great engineer, music seems to be very important to him as well,however Im not sure if music will pay the bills.He wants to be living on his own and this of course requires money! I see him picking engineering for now to be able to support himself and continue with his music to help him relax and be able to work on his creative talents. He can do both one that pays with financial reward and the other, music with self satisfaction.
A successful decision I have made was getting my Aesthetician License. I absolutely love skincare and making people feel good about themselves, unfortunately I got my License in 2007 right when the economy collapsed and was unable to make it as lucrative as I needed it to be. That's where I feel that leaving Cuyumaca was an unsuccessful decision due to all the time I feel I've wasted. I look at how far I could be and get discouraged but I have to remember " don't judge people who continually makes progress, no matter how slow."- Plato I'm very good at making myself feelbad for not being where society thinks I should be..
ReplyDeleteIf you spent your time learning and experiencing something new, that adds to your knowledge and resume, like preparing and obtaining an Aesthetician License. This means that at that time you where at the place you needed to be. Your passion for skincare and helping people feel good about them selves the place that your heart was at the time. And know you are seeking other perspective in life and learning new tools to succeed, never feel discouraged you spent your time well, and know go forward without looking back feel good about yourself and proud, the more you accomplish in life the more you are valued! I wish you the best.
DeleteI believe maria should finish out a bachelor degree to become a teacher. I don't think she would be satisfied as a teacher's aide and like Maslow's theory states " a new discontent and restlessness will soon develop, unless the individual is doing what he's fitted for.'' I believe she wouldn't be satisfied now that she's accomplished this goal and see's her potential. Furthermore, if she didn't on behalf of her husband and settled as a teacher's aide she would always have a case of the What if's? which would lead to regret and ultimately resentment towards her husband, which is not a healthy marriage.
ReplyDeleteBased on Shawn's values, I believe he should pursue his major in Engineering. He has also dreamed about making new inventions and he has all of the basic education that he needs. Being well in math is also a better skill to have to major in Engineering. He has more of a promising security and a promising of finding a job with a major in Engineering. He can also stay happy with music by playing his instruments for a hobby rather than a career. Even engineering, he can achieve many goals with that and he can accomplish and make himself successful with that Major.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Maria should definitely finish out and get her bachelors degree so she can get her own classroom and be a teacher for bilingual children. I understand Maria values her husband and children and that is her motivation. Her husband is only worried that she won't be home enough but it is Maria's dream to have her own class which I think she should pursue. Maria will help the family have a better security financially after she finishes her bachelors and starts to become a teacher because she will have a much better income than from a part time job.
ReplyDeleteMaria is a smart young girl mother of two and married to a concerned husband,
ReplyDeleteThat wants the best for all, but Maria should stop and view the big picture her children are five and seven they are still very young but not babies.
The sacrifice will be for a short time and the advantages will be huge she will be a graduate teacher with a much better salary will be able to enjoy having her own classroom and ultimately satisfied of accomplishing her goal, will be a much happier person, independent and will be able to help her husband economically.
One of the successful decisions that I made and matched my values was going back to school. I was out of school for almost 4 years when I decided that I needed to go back and continue and finish what I started. I know the value of school and what a life change it can make just by having more than your high school diploma. The value of school is very important and it shapes who you are as a person, and it is the path of who you want to be. A unsuccessful decision that I made goes back to my successful decision. Leaving school was not part of what I valued, at the time I did not value school. I stopped going to class and the classes that I was going to I didn't have a good attitude and I didn't do the work. I simply did not care, and when you value something, you have to care about it so that you can succeed in any situation.
ReplyDeleteYes, school has to be a value for students to be successful. It is part of intrinsic motivation also. Glad you are back in school!
DeleteMaria should keep going to school and before she makes the decision on paper she should talk to her husband and explain all the benefits that the whole family will gain from her education. Maria will have to sacrifice a lot, but both of her children are in school so might as well dedicate that time to take a class, it's not going to be easy for her but when she gets her bachelor’s degree it will be worth it. Their children will have a better lifestyle, and will see that nothing is impossible. They will value their mom even more. Continuing her education is going to benefit everyone and will help her achieve and accomplish self-actualization
ReplyDeleteEngineering always has interesting work. Even if some don't see it. Designing new rockets to send men or satellites into space or other plates, designing new aircraft, such as a new Super Sonic air liner. Even something like Designing a new processor using a new hyper conductive material. Engineering would provide the financial security as well, to facilitate living on his own. Engineering is also somewhat competitive and might soak up more time making having a part time job difficult, but it's not unheard of. If he played his cards right and managed his time correctly he could also have some free time. Once in the field I'm sure he will have plenty of free time. Also as previously stated the work is interesting and ferther more important.
ReplyDeleteI think Maria should continue her school if she so deserves. Teaching is one of the most if not the most personally rewarding profession. That being said some of my friends are teachers and it's also one of the harder jobs I've ever seen. Being Hispanic my self and observing my family, I know they are very traditional. So it may be a bit of a change for Juan to take up some of the responsibility with the children. Also looking at it from the standpoint of my wife and I(she is studying to be a teacher) Right now we are making it work, I have to pick up the slack in some areas where she picks up mine in others. I think that in the short term they would struggle a bit but adjust and in the long term they would have a much better outcome both for them as a family, and her as a person.
ReplyDeletewelll since shawn is a laid back type of person he should place his major in music. although he wants to try and place his effort into a leisure class. Based on his values it kinda seems like it suits him.
ReplyDeleteone of the successful desicions i made given my values is that i had thought about my future in comparison to my smoking habits. my main value is that i did not want to see myself addicted to smoking for the rest of my life so i took i am currrently applying the "10 different things" assingment to my life/habits. hopefully the outcome can produce a more healthy lifestyle and a clearer train of thought.
i also wanted to comment on marias persistance to acheieve her bachelors degree. Everyone hopes to acheive their own success, wether it be through college or through any means necessary. is her case her and her husband are just like any other couple out there in the world and i believe all she needs is a little bit of support through their lives. shes on the right track, her husband supports, and with her aiming in the right direction she can produce enough income if she remains persistant towards her goals. Now if she thought if the work load was to much and income was the issue i would say to just set plans for a vacation date with the family, everyone needs that in their lives. As for their children i dont think that they have anything to worry about because the parents are setting a good example for them by going to work and continuing their education.
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ReplyDeleteIn the beginning Shawn has a good hobbies and talents and he is the kind of successful person that can be easily developed in everything he could be. I would choose Engineering major for Shawn because he will become financially stable and become independent as the rest of the human beings. Everyone now is seeking for financial stability and that is the greatest part at all because without financial we can't do nothing today. I consider music major is a talent that can be added on his free time or he can plan on it when he has time for entertainment. Also Shawn can finish studying music major after he graduate from engineering and having a good job as an engineer to afford for music classes and pay his expenses and rely on himself. It's very hard to study both majors together because he is going to destroy his life and waste a lot of time going for two directions. Take one direction and leave the other for the next time.
Scenario 1: What should be my major?
ReplyDeleteBased on Shawn’s values (being independent, having a secure future, doing interesting work, etc), I think he should choose engineering as his major. This is a very practical major to choose because you can get a job with just a Bachelor’s degree, and do very interesting and challenging work that makes a difference in the world. Also, you tend to receive one of the highest paychecks of all the college majors, and this would be helpful to Shawn since being independent and living on his own is important to him. Even if he is very passionate about music, it might be a risky major to choose because there are a lot of people out there that are interested in music and would like a career in it, but there are not many careers available and so competition for jobs are very high and in all likelihood if Shawn chose this major, he may have a long period of unemployment. I think that this could still be in his life as a hobby, and when he chooses a career in engineering, he will have the luxury of being able to explore this hobby as he will not have to worry about job security and money.
I have made a lot of decisions in my life, and some of my successful ones are what I am most proud of. I love being crafty and really taking my time in projects especially for school, so when I am assigned a project I really go full throttle into it. Me being myself and always procrastinating like usual, I work on the project here and there from when it was assigned, but then have that last day where I am pushing myself to finish. When I was doing my project, I had the chance to just get an average grade on it, and get a good nights rest, but instead I chose the successful route and stayed up until I finished the project and made it 100% perfect. In doing this, I was able to ensure my A for the project and in the class! I was very happy with my grade overall, and knew I made the right decision by not giving up.
ReplyDeleteScenario 1: Based upon what I have read about Shawn's thoughts of his future, I would definitely say that Engineering would be a great path for him. If he wants to be independent in the future, he needs a good stable job that he can count on, and Engineering would definitely help him with that. Music would be a difficult job to get into and continuously be dependent on that income, mainly because you would be relying on gigs or hopefully producing an Album, but that job would really be about "What If's" instead of being completely positive. I definitely think Engineering would be a perfect suit for Shawn.
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