Careers
Teaching Ideas – Thinking about Careers in the Spirit of Pestalozzi
by Dr. Joanna Nair for PestalozziWorld
These Teaching Ideas:
Help students to consider their futures, specifically the world of work, and demonstrate to them the relevance of a Pestalozzi style education to their futures
Are linked to Pestalozzi’s approach to education described in ‘Pestalozzi and Education’ available on the JHPestalozzi website. However, they stand alone and can be taught without reference to the document
Are for use with a variety of levels
A guide on how to use these teaching ideas is available here.
Careers (1) – A Postcard from the Future (Elementary)
Careers (2) – Positive Changes Elementary to (Intermediate)
Careers (3) – Jobs and What They Involve (1) (Elementary)
Careers (4) – Jobs and What They Involve (2) (Intermediate)
Careers (4) (continued) – Jobs and the Balloon Game (Intermediate)
Careers (5) – Career Requirements (Intermediate to Advanced)
Careers (6) – Realism, Not Dreams (Intermediate to Advanced)
Careers (7) – Realism – Helping Oneself (Intermediate to Advanced)
Careers (8) – Abilities and Preferences (1) (Intermediate to Advanced)
Careers (8) (continued) – Abilities and Preferences (1) (continued ‘a’) (Intermediate to Advanced)
Careers (8) (continued) – Abilities and Preferences (1) (continued ‘b’) (Intermediate to Advanced)
Careers (9) – Relevance – Career Choice Intermediate to (Advanced)
Skills and Future Work (2) – Helping Oneself and Others (Intermediate to Advanced)
Skills and Future Work (3) – Learning from Local Handicraft Production (Advanced)
Skills and Future Work (4) – Running a PestalozziWorld Income-Generating Project (Advanced)
The Future (1) – Setting up a Small Business (Advanced)
The Future (1) (continued) – Applying for a Business Loan (Advanced)
The Future (2) – Further Education (Advanced)
The Future (3) – Preparing a Curriculum Vitae (CV) (Advanced)