Last month was my 4th annual Career Day and for some reason, I’ve found myself reflecting even more than usual.
Despite working in an elementary school, my brain sometimes veers more middle. I used to be hyper focused on our career speakers talking about the career aspects of their job – the training, the pros and cons of the position, what it takes to be successful, etc. It stressed me out when speakers veered off course and talked to the students about their field more broadly. I think this may have been due in part to the fact that I always spent the morning running around and making sure things ran smoothly as opposed to listening in. The stars aligned this year though, and I found myself sitting in on some of the presentations and having my eyes opened a little more. With some newfound clarity, I’m embarrassed to admit I finally realized there are some additional bonuses to career day beyond students learning about new professions – bonuses that I think may actually be more important than career awareness:
I’m so glad to have gotten to watch some of this year’s presentations so that I could witness the incredible speakers in action and see career day from some new perspectives. Looking forward to next year’s program even more now!
