High School Provides Ideal Time for Career Exploration
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High School Provides Ideal Time for Career Exploration
It can go too far the other way, though. All through high school, I was convinced that my vocation was to be in law enforcement. I too was a cadet and all. But two years into college, I blew out my knees running (trying to meet those Academy standards). Now I write - about law enforcement. So I think teens should certainly be encouraged to explore careers, but to understand that no matter how much they love something, they must keep an open mind. Perhaps equally valuable is to focus on "transferable skills" that kids can use even if they are unable to follow their dreams?
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My son decided he wanted to be a police officer when he was 12. He planned his college selection and major around that choice, talked to his cousins who already officers, worked as a cadet as soon as he turned 18 and as a seasonal police officer in a resort town as soon as he turned 21. Each experience only strengthened his resolve, and now he's a full-time officer in that same resort town! Experience on the job really does help!
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