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Advice for STUDENTS from STUDENTS!
Advice from us to you on why we should get involved in school-to-work:
- so that we can learn leadership and advocacy skills
- so that we can job-shadow and have internship opportunities in areas
of interest to us
- it would provide more "real-life" learning opportunities,
not just lecture/worksheet learning
General advice from us to you:
- use the web page site to find out information on transition
- stay in school
- discuss your disability or other needs with teachers and friends so
that they know when and when not to help
- keep your dreams alive
- learn how to speak up for what you want and need
- don't drop out of school - sometimes a few extra years in school can
make all the difference when you want to go to work
- don't ever give up on your dreams
- even if you aren't good in one subject, doesn't mean you won't be good
at work - you need to keep trying until you find out what you are really
good at
- things don't always work out the way that you want, but don't give
up
- book learning isn't always the best way - get out there and try the
things you are interested in
- get involved if your concerned about the school - go to a school board
meeting and tell them what you think
- don't be afraid to show the world what you can do
Advice for PROFESSIONALS from STUDENTS
As students, we aren't always taken seriously! But we are really interested
and want to be involved in the school-to-work initiative because it's our
futures that are at stake. We want to share some of our ideas with people
working on school-to-work issues and to tell you what we, as students, really
think!
Advice from us to professionals in school-to-work:
- there isn't only one way to learn things - from books - hands on experience
is most important
- it should be a mandatory requirement for every student to have many
job shadowing experiences out in the work place, all four years of high
school
- partnerships should have students as members so that they can help
to make the decisions that will affect them
- instead of worksheets, try hands-on learning
- trust students and their ideas
- provide more opportunities in the "real world"
- give encouragement and support
- give information through a variety of ways, not just lectures
- students need to be given opportunities to develop self-advocacy and
leadership skills
- encourage creativity
- if you want kids to know what goes on in the real world, they should
be out there more
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