This is an interesting thread going. I’m not meaning to brag about my own kid, I’m just really interested in how to help a young adult sort out what they want to do without imposing any expectations on him. 1/7
https://twitter.com/barblarochelle/status/1362287841141657600
I think for my son, one of the issues is that while he has always liked and done well with sciences and math, he is also very creative. In jr. high, he won awards in multi-media and visual arts. He loves doing graphic design, editing video, creating and coding computer games. 2/7
I worry that he feels obliged to follow a math/science path because he has the ability to do it when he might really be more happy with a path that is more creative but less of a ‘sure thing’ as far as future employment goes. I’ve seen students struggle with this. 3/7
One young man had a 100% *average* in my Language Arts class. He was so thoughtful, insightful, creative and expressive. His parents were pressuring him to become a dentist. I have no doubt he would have made an excellent dentist because he excelled at everything, but 4/7
would that make him fulfilled and happy? (Not at all dissing the profession of dentistry. I also know people who went into that and love it). This young man should probably have been a novelist or poet or playwright. 5/7
I taught high school at a very high academic school with the most awesome young people imaginable. I saw similar situations there. Many kids who certainly could be doctors, engineers, etc. but were also fabulous musicians and artists. And afraid of disappointing anyone. 6/7
Again, lots of people go into math and science careers and thrive and love that, so this is not a put down of those careers whatsoever. But the heart wants what it wants. Are there any careers related to creative arts, computer programming AND science, all at once? 7/7
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