Arts, Audio/Video and Communications

Last week we researched two careers in the cluster Arts, Audio/Video and Communications. I chose Singer and Dancer. The first one I'm going to tell you about is Singer. The job description for a Singer is sing songs on stage, radio, television, or motion pictures. The required education for this career is not set. You could have absolutely no education and be a Singer. The pay for a Singer can range from $35,000 to $53,000,000. The projected growth is from %10 to %19. The next career I'm going to tell you about is a Dancer. The job description for a Dancer is perform dances; perform on stages, for on-air broadcasting, or for video recording. Some tasks they have are train and excercise for dances, study and practice dance moves, and audition for dance moves. The pay for Dancers is around $40,000 but can vary depending on how good you are and who you dance for. Those are the two careers I chose out of the cluster, Arts, Audio/Video and Communications.

My first two colors.

Yesterday, we took the True Color test. My main color was an orange. This color is most definitely me. I act on a moment's notice, I don't take very many things seriously, I do everything I can to make things fun, I need fun, excitement, variety, and stimulation, I value skill, resourcefulness, and freedom, and I'm a natural trouble-shooter, a performer, and a competitor. Those are the main traits of an orange and I obtain all of them. I can not focus on one thing very easily, and orange need everything to be hands on, which is definitely what I need. I rarely ever plan ahead. Everything is a spur of the moment kind of deal. It is very hard for me to follow rules and respect authority, which to most people, isn't the greatest trait to have. My second color was green. Green find themselves not able to follow rules and trying to make up their own. They also find themselves wanting some time to think for themselves when they're around their family. Both of those things can defintely relate to an orange. I don't know very many ways these two relate. Green get easily bored if the subject holds no interest, and that definitely relates to how the orange side of me can't focus very easily. They both value intelligence, freedom, resourcefulness, and integrity. Those are some ways my second color relates to my first.

True Colors

We have to take four teachers and four of our friends and put each of them under one of the four personalities; Blue, Orange, Gold, and Green. I'm going to do teachers first. I think Mrs. Howard is an Orange. I say this because she does everything she is absolutely crazy. She is always going from one subject to the next and is really outgoing. She really tries to have fun. Mrs. Dundas is a Green. I say this because he is always trying to be overly logical and realistic. He never lets us just joke around or anything. Mrs. Collier is a Gold. Everything has to be right on time and perfect. She gets really irritated when things are late or if there's even the slightest mistake on something. Mrs. Pittenger is a Blue. She's really sweet and definitely cares about what peoples' feelings are. She doesn't like it when someone is sad or mad. Now I'm going to do my friends. Lydia would be a Gold. She hates getting in trouble, being late, or getting things wrong. She always does assignments and gets them done as fast as possible, but also tries to make it accurate. I will put Clayton as an Orange. He's always doing everything he can to have fun. No matter where we are or what we have he will find a way to have fun. I will put Logan as a Green. He doesn't care about barely anyone's feelings and thinks everything that's said or done has to be realistic. Tatum is a Blue. Tatum hates hurting peoples' feelings and definitely cares about what other people think about her.

Business, Management, and Administration

Yesterday, we were supposed to choose two careers from the cluster, Business, Management, and Administration and fill out a fact sheet on them. I chose an Auditor and a Legal Secretary. The education required for an Auditor is a Bachelor's Degree. The job description for an Auditor may be examine and analyze accounting records and prepare financial reports. The skills needed to be an Auditor could be, critical thinking, reading comprehension, active listening, speaking, active learning, and complex problem solving. The job description for a legal secretary is pretty simple. They perform secretarial duties using legal terminology and deal with legal documents. The education requirement for a Legal Secretary is not set. Most Legal Secretaries have an Associate's Degree or just some college, but no degree. Some skills needed to be a Legal Secretary could be, writing, reading comprehension, active listening, speaking, critical thinking, coordination, time management, and social perceptiveness. These two careers are pretty similar when you look at the basics.

Learning Style.

Yesterday, we took a survey to see what our individual learning style is. My learning style is tactile. This means that I learn faster and better if everything is hands-on. In response to Mr. Boyar's question, "What does your style mean to you", I'd say it means to me that I have an attention problem. I'd say most people that have a tactile learning style probably get distracted easily. I know I do. It impacts my learning a lot because rarely any teachers use that learning method. To make things easier in high school by using my learning style, I could use the notes and information I get in class and somehow make it into a project or scenario to act out. That would help me remember and understand things much better and easier. It might take more time to do everything, but that would mean I actually understand information. I think tactile learning should be something more teachers use. I do not think it is used as much as it should be.

The last few days we've been doing two careers in Human Services. Today we're describing them and telling why they matter to us if they even do. My first career is a Epidemiologist. This job includes studying diseases, infections, and health outcomes. Some of them take their observations and put them into solving the problem. They have to be very critical thinkers and active listeners since they have to observe a lot of things. They have to have at least a Master's Degree. They make about $65,000 in the U.S. The projected job growth for an Epidemiologist is from %20 - 28%. My second job is a Mental Health Counselor. A Mental Health Counselor helps people with their mental, emotional, and substance abuse problems. Their job requires a Master's Degree and they make about $40,080 in the U.S. The projected growth for a Mental Health Counselor is 29% or higher. They both matter to me. The reason they matter to me is because they both relate to the career I actually want to do. I want to help people in some way and I want to be in the medical field.

STEM Connections

This week we chose two careers in the cluster, STEM. This stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. I did Aerospace Engineer and Agriculutural Engineer. The job an Aerospace Engineer does includes; Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. All it leaves out is Science. I could be wrong, but it probably does involve science too. Not as much as the other three though. The job an Agricultural Engineer does includes all four parts of STEM. Agricultural Engineering is no doubt part of STEM. Both of these careers I picked from STEM require very advanced thinking and communicating skills. I'd say most careers in STEM require both of those.