The most satisfied souls on this planet are the ones who enjoy the liberty of pursuing a career path that they 100% feel one and resonate with. In spite of this, there are many people today who had once dreamt of assuming Role A in their careers but have ended up assuming Role Z. Needless to say, most people in Role Z detest whatever it is that they are doing.
From what we at Delhi Public School Kota, one of the top schools in Kota, have been able to decode, two reasons are primarily responsible for the same – a) poor understanding of the career stream one longs for, and b) inability to perform in one’s chosen career stream.
The good news, however, is that this vicious cycle can be broken by putting hard-hitting strategies into play, which can ease future career path-related decisions for children. So, let us quickly delve in without wasting any further time.
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Education and Open Information:
Education lays the groundwork or the knowledge base, which helps children attain an understanding of the world. Based on this understanding, children get to identify their interests and strengths. It is through education that kids gain exposure to various subjects and learn about the potential career avenues they can choose to take up. Open information further supplements formal education. Thus, the right kind of education coupled with open information presents a potential strategy to help children make smarter and better decisions with respect to their future careers.
Hence, our advice for parents would be to work in close association with your children to understand their interests and perspectives. Help them with exploring the information about the various career streams along with the pros and cons so that they can make a well-informed and on-point decision.
Children must know that the world has a lot more to offer than just stepping into the shoes of an engineer, doctor, or a 9 to 5 service professional.
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Exploration, Experimentation, & the Great Grand Fall:
At Delhi Public School Kota, we have had multiple conversations with parents wherein they often expressed their concern about allowing their children to fall. Not literally but in terms of everyday experiences and encounters. Every time such concerns have come up, we have reminded them of the importance of falling to be able to stand up again. This is where the importance of exploration and experimentation comes into the picture. When we allow our children the freedom to try their hands at different subjects, clubs, extra-curricular activities, sports, different art forms, etc., children grow with a widened view of the world. It is these explorations and experiences, both good and bad, that help to connect them with their inner selves more accurately and gain a deep understanding of their core strengths and skills.
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Peek-a-Boo into Real-World Experiences:
To ensure that children do not end up regretting their chosen career path once they grow up, we have another strategy, which is no doubt nothing less than hitting a bull’s eye. Yes, we are talking about allowing children to get a taste of real-world experiences.
While this can include giving children a push to assume roles of an adult that can help with the development of career-specific life skills, this goes on to escalate in the form of finding a mentor, taking up a shadowing role, or signing up for an internship.
At the end of the day, learning from real-world experiences is any day way higher than what theory and classroom learning can teach.
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Communication and Soft Skills
Last but definitely not the least! Communication skills along with soft skills like teamwork, leadership development, emotional intelligence, etc. are very important when it comes to preparing children for their future career paths. That’s because no matter which career they choose going ahead, these skills hold a very special place in the entire professional world. This is the reason why we at Delhi Public School Kota, one of the top schools in Kota, have integrated these skills into our pedagogy so that by the time our students step out of the horizons of our boundary to embrace their future, they’ll have the necessary skills that will come to their aid in making a special place for themselves wherever they go.
In a nutshell…
Building a strong future for children begins with making them realize the importance of having a strong career that will help them ensure a well-built future. Once this is understood, children don’t show any resistance towards interpreting and learning activities that can make their future career path a bed full of roses.
That said, we at Delhi Public School Kota believe it is equally important to read every child’s progress and abilities before strategizing in terms of building a career path. So, remember to give your children time, let them ask questions, and work while being one with them. If you do that, the ultimate objective of building a strong career will be achieved without any hurdles.