What classes & plans after HS

saralee03 · 04-13-2003, 08:43 PM

Hey Cysters!!!
How are you all doing? Doing pretty good myself.
I was just curious as to what class all of your are taking and your plans after High School?

This year I am taking:

1 Pottery
2 English
3 CWP- current world problems
4 T.A. in Special ED
5 Art
6 Work with 3 learning support students in health

After I hopefully graduate this year LOL, I plan to go to a community college for 2 years. Then I plan to Transfer to Washington State. I just cant decide on a major yet. Deciding between social worker and special Ed teacher. I wish I could follow a social worker around to see more of what they do. I love working so much with kids that I know whatever I decide will involve children in someway. I would like it get a part time job while attending college. After I graduate this year Im going in to do my training for Respite care.

What are all your plans?

All you senior cysters- Our Graduation is so close!!!!!!!!!!!I can hardley wait

Sarah

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VitaBella · 04-14-2003, 01:34 AM

Dear Sarah,

I'm not in high school anymore, but I was jealous when I read your schedule - it's probably a lot of work right now, but your classes sound like so much fun! Especially pottery: I've always wanted to take a pottery class.

Anyway, I wanted to respond to talk to you about social work. I went back and forth between social work, special ed, and speech pathology for a long time before I finally settled on social work. I start graduate school in the fall and am just two years away from my MSW (master's in social work). I'm excited!

About what social workers do: everything! From what I've found out, a social work degree can set you up to do just about any sort of helping job. I'm focusing on working with the mentally handicapped population and Spanish-speakers...I want to make sure they get the services they are entitled to by the state. I also want to work with adoptions - I think adoption is a miracle!

I do respite care now, too. I do in-home therapy with a four-year-old girl who has autism. It's an extremely challenging job, but I really love it and it's a GREAT part-time job while in college. Great experience for social work OR special ed, too.

Anyway, I just wanted to tell you that I think you have a ton of great opportunities ahead of you when you head off to college, as long as you stick with it. I think you would be an excellent social worker or special ed teachers, because you seem so compassionate and patient!

Best of luck as you figure it all out and if you ever have any questions about social work, let me know - I'd be glad to share what knowledge I have!

, Jennifer

nightrider · 05-10-2003, 01:38 PM

I know I already responded to this post - so where is it?

Anyway -
Right now I am taking a basic accounting class and I have a 3 day work placement in our school library.

I love the library. Whenever anone is looking for me thats where they go. Even when the office is looking for me they buzz the library. And they only ever use that for teachers.

I will be attending Algonquin College in the fall. I have already been accepted and I will be taking Office Administration.

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OKay I am no longer going to be attending Algonquin in the fall - I will be returning to Algonquin for one more year
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XFilesPony · 05-15-2003, 05:40 AM

Sarah- I hope you are better about com. college than myself. I barely graduated cause I hated my high school.. and have been going to a community college with agricultural classes thats 45 minutes away (when theres 2 other colleges within 10 minutes of my house) and have been doing poorly. I just can't motivate myself. It's hard to make new friends because it's JUST like high school, and I'm finding it impossible to transfer. I have had to drop 2 12 unit semesters full of classes due to health problems but you have to take a lot of units to be able to transfer in 2 years.
I'm sure you'll do fine but just want to tell you its not easy!
Good luck and happy graduation!

Pattyannruss · 05-15-2003, 04:19 PM

Sarah,

You can always contact the welfare office downtown and ask for an interview.(Like your the reporter)
You can also do this at any section your interested in.
So call around and see who is willing to work with you.
You can also do volunteer work at all the schools.
Try to set it up to work with who you think will give you the best outlook....counsler, Special ED teachers, etc.

Have a list of questions ready and then you may be able to sweet talk you way into a day/days where you can follow different workers. That way you can see what they are responcilbe to do.

The more people you meet, the more chances of discovering different aspects of that line of work. What you start off with may not be your final choice. But it is needed to get you going in the right direction.

The type of job reflecks what pay you will get.

I wish you the best,
Patty

racechic4a · 06-23-2003, 11:19 PM

I start back for my senior year in August. I have English 4, Algebra 2, Jobs For Tennessee Graduates, Journalism, Then there is 3 computer classes I am taking.

After HS I am going to a Vocational school to be a Medical Administrative Assistant. Good Luck in all you do my Cysters

Heather