Academy of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

Out of the four Academies at PCHS, only one Academy has a name that exactly matches a career cluster related to the Academies. That Academy is known as STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. We have been asked why this is. After a small discussion, I believe I know the answer. The Academy of STEM has a section that relates, or will relate to everything sometime in the future: technology. The world is evolving and everything is becoming technical. Having an Academy with this name will probably attract many students to it, because the four different parts involved in it, especially technology, can relate to any and every occupation.

Making Connections

In Career Explorations, we do a different cluster every week and research two jobs related to each cluster. We have begun to notice that some careers are very closely related to others. For example, this week, we worked on Law and Public Safety, and I realized that my career, Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary, is nearly the same as a career one of my classmates did, Law Teachers, Postsecondary. They are both teachers that teach about law related issues, however, one is more focused on the "punishment" side, rather than catching the criminal. A few weeks ago, we worked on the cluster Hospitality and Tourism. My career, Tour Guides and Escorts, could have also been related to another done my another student, Travel Guides. Making a connection in two different careers is really quite simple. You are just finding similarities in the two and showing how they are related. In my examples, you can see that even though they are different careers, they may participate or focus on the same types of activities or interests.

Introduction to My Blog

In the new class at PCHS, Career Exploration, we are learning about different academies and pathways, and the careers that relate to them. I will be using this blog to inform others about the different careers that we research and my opinions, or how I feel about each one. Hopefully this class will help me to realize what my dream job is and what pathways I should follow to reach my goal!