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Unit 1: Why Am I Doing This?
Section 1: I Always
Have Choices | Section 3: My Choices Will Change | Unit
Summary
SECTION 3: MY CHOICES WILL CHANGE
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The Effect of Change |
Activity:
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Researching predictions about change and the world of work
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Have you ever been told one of those "In my day" stories? "In my day,
I had to walk 4 miles to school, there was no subway, and we had to do our
homework with pencil and paper—we didn't have any fancy computers
or calculators like you kids have." If you had the opportunity to interview
someone from an older generation for an earlier activity in this unit, you
know that there's truth to be found in every one of those stories. Change
is inevitable and powerful. The world you will be working in ten years from
now will not be the same as it is now.
- Review the following questions:
- Name three areas of industry that have been greatly affected by
automation.
- What kinds of advice do experts have to offer in terms of preparing
for work in a rapidly changing environment?
- Identify at least one occupation that has changed radically over
the last two decades as a result of technological change and describe
how these changes have come about.
- Add a question of your own that you would like answered about the
changing world of work.
- Go to the following websites for answers to these questions:
- Explore these sites more fully and explore some of their associated
links for additional information. Bookmark these sites electronically
(or record them on paper) and make a note of how and why they are useful.
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