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 First, to make
Making career choices is any decision,
like making other you have to
important decisions in
life. . .
figure out
what your
__________
are . . .

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You have to figure out your

options. Then, you have

to recognize that
every option has
both
___________
and
____________.

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 Some people call
Right, each option has both these benefits and
limitations
benefits and pros & cons.
limitations.
Others call them
advantages
and
disadvantages.

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 But no matter what you call Yes, there are
some benefits
them, every option should be
that are more
weighed in light of a person’s important to you
goals and priorities. than others.

And, there are

some limitations
you can “live
with,” and others .
..

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 So, being
aware of
just can’t
. . . you
benefits and
limitations of
live with! each option is
the second
step in making
career
decisions . . .

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Right, being aware of benefits
and limitations, and weighing
them in light of personal So, let’s
goals and priorities.
look at
an
example.
..

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 Let’s think about a decision you will need to
make soon, if you have not already made it.

What you will do immediately

after high school?
There are several options, but let’s take a look
at two of them.

Let’s consider these options as they relate to

careers in early childhood education.

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 Option 1: Go to work?
Option 2: Go to school?

This is not the

time to flip a
coin!

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 The early childhood field
provides options.
Option A
After you
complete the ECE
I and II courses in
high school, you
can get a job in an
early childhood
program.
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Option B
Or, you can enroll
in a community
college or university
for further study
and earn a degree
for a career in early
childhood.
• College/university
• Career/trade school
• Military training
• Community college What are some
examples of each
in your area?
In NC?

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Let’s compare . . .

Option A: Going Option B: Going

straight to work to school to earn
a degree

Both have Both have

benefits. limitations.

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 Option A
Benefits of Going Straight to Work

✓Immediate employment
✓Feeling of accomplishment
✓Using skills before they are forgotten
✓Sense of independence

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 Option A: Going to Work

Can you
think of some
places in
your area Benefit #1:
where you Immediate employment
can get a job
quickly?
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 Option A: Going to Work

Yes, but are there

ways to enjoy a
feeling of
accomplishment
while continuing
with your studies?

Benefit #2:
Feeling of accomplishment
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 Option A: Going to Work

Are there ways

to maintain
your skills
while moving
ahead with
further study?

Benefit #3:
Using skills before they are forgotten
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 Option A: Going to Work
Free
forever!

Are there ways to

achieve a measure
of independence
while continuing
your studies?

Benefit #4: Sense of independence

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 Option A
Limitations--- Going Straight to Work
✓Lower pay
✓Entry-level tasks
✓Minimum job benefits
✓Limited variety of jobs
✓Fewer opportunities for advancement
✓Interferes with further education

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 Option A: Going to Work

What are some

examples in your
area?
In North
Carolina?

Limitation #1: Lower pay

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 Option A: Going to Work
What are some
tasks associated
with entry-level
jobs?
What tasks are
associated with
higher positions?

Limitation #2. Entry-level tasks

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 Option A: Going to Work

What are some examples

of job benefits that are
often not offered with
entry-level positions?

Why are these benefits so

important?

Limitation #3: Minimum job benefits

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Option A: Going to Work
What are some
jobs that are
becoming harder
to find in your
area?

Limitation #4: Limited variety of jobs

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 Option A: Going to Work
Why is it harder
for people without
degrees to get
promotions?

Limitation #5:
Fewer opportunities for advancement
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 Option A: Going to Work

Why is it difficult to work and

go to school at the same
time?

When things become

difficult for those trying to do
both, what is usually
dropped?

Limitation #6: Interferes with further education

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 Option B
Benefits of Going to School
✓Financially rewarding careers
✓Opportunities for advancement
✓Manageable hours and working conditions
✓Professional status
✓Broad range of majors
✓Broad education base
✓Financial assistance available
✓Opportunities for continuing education

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 Option B: Going to School

What are some

examples of
financially rewarding
early childhood
careers in your area?
In NC?

Benefit #1. Financially rewarding careers

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 Option B: Going to School

What are some

examples of careers
in your area where
there are
opportunities for
promotions?

Benefit #2. Opportunities for advancement

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 Option B: Going to School
What are some
examples of jobs in
your area that have or
do not have
manageable hours
and working
conditions?

Benefit #3: Manageable hours, working conditions

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Option B: Going to School
What are some
examples of jobs
with professional
status in your
area? In NC?

Benefit #4. Professional status

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Option B: Going to School Name some
of these
majors.

Benefit #5. Broad range of majors

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Option B: Going to School

What is meant by
broad education
base? Why is that
a benefit?

Benefit #6. Broad education base

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Option B: Going to School Name some places
you could go to
seek financial
assistance.

Benefit #7. Financial assistance available

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Option B: Going to School What are some
examples of
careers that
offer these
opportunities?

Benefit #8.
Opportunities for continuing education

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 Limitations--- Going to School

✓Greater initial cost

✓Longer time required to reach career goal
✓Entrance requirements
✓Competitive job market

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Option B: Going to School

What are the costs of

going to community
college?

What are the costs of

going to a college or
university?

Limitation #1. Greater initial cost

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Can you think of
Option B: Going to School
an example?

Limitation #2. Longer time required

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 Option B: Going to School What are the
requirements?

Effective in Fall 2006

To be considered for admission, students will need to

submit the SAT I or ACT with the Writing Component. The
ACT without the Writing Component will not be accepted.
Six course units in language, including
four units in English emphasizing grammar, composition,
and literature, and
two units of a language other than English.
Limitation #3. Entrance requirements
Four course units of mathematics, in any of the following
combinations:
algebra I and II, geometry, and one unit beyond algebra II,
algebra I and II, and two units beyond algebra II, or
integrated math I, II, and III, and one unit beyond
integrated math III.

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 Option B: Going to School

What are some

examples of jobs that are
highly competitive in
your area?
In NC?

Limitation #4. Competitive job market

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 Keep all of
these benefits
and limitations
in mind . . .

Then decide
what
is best
for
you!
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