The lesson focuses on a deliberate approach to making career choices. The students examine statistics projecting future demand for workers in various occupations. They complete a self-assessment to identify career pathways that match their interests and abilities. After examining a number of job descriptions, they compare each job's requirements to the skills recommended by SCANS (Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills). Finally, they consider entrepreneurship as a career option.
Concepts
- Capital
- Cost
- Entrepreneur
- Human Capital
- Opportunity Cost
- Product
- Productivity
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