The Innovative Educator: 5 majors to discuss with teens thinking about college:
by noreply@blogger.com (Lisa Nielsen)
While the new common core standards call for all students to be college and career ready, the narrowed, one-size-fits-all initiative gives little attention to customizing coursework to a student’s unique talents, interests or abilities. As a result, like me, many young people are left with a diploma in one hand, and in the other hand scratching their head, unsure of exactly what course of study they want to pursue. The end result can be a hefty investment intuition, housing, and books in a major that’s just not right for them.
The high school years are the right time to begin having conversations about what might be the best field of study to pursue. If that field includes college, these are five majors to consider that might lead to fulfilling careers. Discuss these with teens early so they can begin focusing their high school experience toward activities, studies, internships, and work
