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That's what I was going to ask. I guess they don't do this anymore and haven't for a long time, based on the confused responses on the part of some posters wondering where children get to learn about professions.
That was how I learned about the occupation of a Food Scientist. Fascinating combo of two of my favorite subjects.
A parent was one for General Mills and gave an interesting talk on product development, and how food products like Combos were made. Didn't hand out samples, unfortunately.
That was how I learned about the occupation of a Food Scientist. Fascinating combo of two of my favorite subjects.
A parent was one for General Mills and gave an interesting talk on product development, and how food products like Combos were made. Didn't hand out samples, unfortunately.
Good for you. Inasmuch as the whole generation did not flock to Food Science, the other kids must have been snoozing. Or didn't have that particular guy come to their class.
My point is that this isn't particularly a big deal and nothing at all new. Kids are going to dream about the glamorous people in their entertainment media. A hundred years ago, it was kids in Chicago dreaming of being baseball players or cowboys...that's what the glamorous people in their media were doing.
You and maybe other kids may not have felt that it was glamorous, but I and other kids there did.
My point, was that exposing kids to real life folks in a variety of occupations not commonly portrayed in national media, may in turn inspire them to pursue occupations they might not have otherwise thought of. Whether or not you consider them glamorous is subjective. As mentioned, one way this was done was by having those folks visit young school kids to describe their jobs, how they chose them, the duties, and any exciting and perhaps glamorous aspects of their job.
Btw, do you think science is not a glamorous enough field to inspire young kids to dream of pursuing it? In addition to running around playing cowboys and sports figures, how many kids during that time also played space explorers and aliens? How many became future astronauts and scientists due to seeing the multitude of sci-fi tv shows and movies spanning the '50's,'60's, '70's and '80's that also spurred the SpaceRace and its subsequent space programs. The period which produced John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, and captivated the world with images of the astronauts landing on the moon surely must have also inspired many young kids to dream of becoming one also?
You and maybe other kids may not have felt that it was glamorous, but I and other kids there did.
My point, was that exposing kids to real life folks in a variety of occupations not commonly portrayed in national media, may in turn inspire them to pursue occupations they might not have otherwise thought of. Whether or not you consider them glamorous is subjective. As mentioned, one way this was done was by having those folks visit young school kids to describe their jobs, how they chose them, the duties, and any exciting and perhaps glamorous aspects of their job.
Btw, do you think science is not a glamorous enough field to inspire young kids to dream of pursuing it? In addition to running around playing cowboys and sports figures, how many kids during that time also played space explorers and aliens? How many became future astronauts and scientists due to seeing by the multitude of sci-fi tv shows and movies spanning the '50's,'60's, '70's and '80's that spurred the SpaceRace. The period which produced John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, and captivated the world with images of the astronauts landing on the moon?
Well, in my childhood there was the Space Race to inspire kids to be scientists, and so many other things prior to the uncovering of pollution issues in the 70s.
But I've already pointed out that beginning with the Boomer generation, kids (particularly in the industrialized world) are more separated from gaining a concept of what their adult lives could be than ever before in human history.
And I've already pointed out that kids will tend to expect what they see, not what they can't see.
How to expose them to that? "Bring your parents to school day" is bailing the Titanic with a dixie cup.
Perhaps. Perhaps not. That is just one avenue to pursue to expose young minds. My kids and many of their friends regularly watch science and engineering-related shows. They are all well-rounded, active kids. There are many now on various cable channels, youtube, and other media platforms, many more than when I was young and basically just had PBS.
Here are some things I learned about because of YouTube channels (aka people using the medium to capitalize on their knowledge/talent and monetizing it):
-Literary analysis
-Government structures
-String theory
-Death rituals of ancient peoples
-Meditation for stress reduction
-Film analysis
-Economics
-Philosophy
-Tarski paradox
And many, many, many other topics, ideas, people, etc.
I also use YouTube to learn how to do things in my business and around the house or dealing with my kids.
Again, I think many of you don't watch YouTube or don't watch the right channels. There is a plethora of invaluable information at our fingertips presented by knowledgeable people.
Again, its clear your experience with watching quality YouTube channels is quite lacking. I'll take your opinion...with a grain of salt to say the least.
Why is that what about what I said was wrong? Just saying my experience in watching YouTube channels is lacking does not disprove or prove any kind of point. How do I know that you know what a quality video is?
Why is that what about what I said was wrong? Just saying my experience in watching YouTube channels is lacking does not disprove or prove any kind of point. How do I know that you know what a quality video is?
Again, I think many of you don't watch YouTube or don't watch the right channels. There is a plethora of invaluable information at our fingertips presented by knowledgeable people.
How do you know they are "knowledgeable people?"
See, this is what frightens me about YouTube. Anybody--and I mean anybody--can present themselves as an expert on that site, and yet everyone will just swallow what they say without questioning it.
Right now, I could start up a YouTube channel, call myself an astrophysicist, and then create "lessons" based on stuff I picked up off of multiple poorly researched websites.
I can present myself as a medical expert and proceed to teach women how they can "cure their fibroids naturally."
The point is that unless someone actually physically demonstrates their expertise (as in baking a cake, changing a bike tire, dying their hair, etc.) or shows some kind of credentials or something, they're not "experts." They're just people with YouTube channels.
See, this is what frightens me about YouTube. Anybody--and I mean anybody--can present themselves as an expert on that site, and yet everyone will just swallow what they say without questioning it.
Right now, I could start up a YouTube channel, call myself an astrophysicist, and then create "lessons" based on stuff I picked up off of multiple poorly researched websites.
I can present myself as a medical expert and proceed to teach women how they can "cure their fibroids naturally."
The point is that unless someone actually physically demonstrates their expertise (as in baking a cake, changing a bike tire, dying their hair, etc.) or shows some kind of credentials or something, they're not "experts." They're just people with YouTube channels.
A. Someone will point out errors in the comments.
B. In most cases, the results of a how-to video will prove themselves right then and there. The cake gets baked, the tire gets changed, the hair gets dyed, and the results are displayed at the end of the video.
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