During elementary school students are taught math and social sciences. While elementary school builds a sound foundation for future education this does not mean teachers and parents cannot begin to seek career options. The subject of math can be dull and many students see absolute no real reason for learning, addition, subtraction, fractions and so forth. Students tend to ask why they need to learn addition and the teacher typically responds because they need it for a job. Then the student begins to think of jobs to avoid math. The blame should not lay on the teacher because it is not the teacher's job to educate each student on every job opportunity. A teacher's job is to provide the educational foundation to build skills in order to get a job. The gap ETC is hoping to overcome is; between what the teacher is teaching and how the skills are transitioned into finding a career.
We understand human beings change from day to day, month to month, and year to year. But ETC wants to create a way for parents and teachers to help students begin to formulate realistic goals on career options. If a parent knows what skills and interested their kid held at ages 9-11 they can help to foster more interests along those lines. So when that child is 16 and is looking for their first job the parent can remind them when they were 9-11, through the ETC program, of the interests they had during early education. The tracking system through ETC would allow parents and children find a job aligned with the interests of the child. That child can then can begin looking for a job within that field and see if they are still interested in that career.
Elementary math is important. But attached to math are careers like engineering. While engineering is a great field there are ways to be a part of the engineering world and yet avoid the calculus intensive course work in college. ETC wants to help provide students and children viable options for careers.
Some may say that a 9-11 year old doesn't really know what they want to do. While that statement can be true ETC wants to help generate thought towards a career at a younger age. Nine to Eleven years old do have interests and likes and dislikes. An 9 year old can be very vocal on what they like in school and what they like to do. Can that a 9-11 year old be completely different in ten years. YES! they can be but this should not deter parents and teachers exploring career options for their children. Many professionals have switched jobs and careers from their first job out of college. Very few professionals remain in the same field they began their career in. ETC understands this, but this is not what ETC is aiming for. It is aiming to create a way for students to know what their end goal is for education. Those with an end goal and a sense of purpose tend to do better in school. Those with a career goal in mind tend to enjoy getting an education and learning.
We understand human beings change from day to day, month to month, and year to year. But ETC wants to create a way for parents and teachers to help students begin to formulate realistic goals on career options. If a parent knows what skills and interested their kid held at ages 9-11 they can help to foster more interests along those lines. So when that child is 16 and is looking for their first job the parent can remind them when they were 9-11, through the ETC program, of the interests they had during early education. The tracking system through ETC would allow parents and children find a job aligned with the interests of the child. That child can then can begin looking for a job within that field and see if they are still interested in that career.
Elementary math is important. But attached to math are careers like engineering. While engineering is a great field there are ways to be a part of the engineering world and yet avoid the calculus intensive course work in college. ETC wants to help provide students and children viable options for careers.
Some may say that a 9-11 year old doesn't really know what they want to do. While that statement can be true ETC wants to help generate thought towards a career at a younger age. Nine to Eleven years old do have interests and likes and dislikes. An 9 year old can be very vocal on what they like in school and what they like to do. Can that a 9-11 year old be completely different in ten years. YES! they can be but this should not deter parents and teachers exploring career options for their children. Many professionals have switched jobs and careers from their first job out of college. Very few professionals remain in the same field they began their career in. ETC understands this, but this is not what ETC is aiming for. It is aiming to create a way for students to know what their end goal is for education. Those with an end goal and a sense of purpose tend to do better in school. Those with a career goal in mind tend to enjoy getting an education and learning.
Please feel free to comment and give us your experiences. We do not claim to know all and just want to help in every way we can to improve our educational system.
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