Transcript What is an occupation? - Hillsdale Public Schools

What is an
occupation?
And how is it different
from a job or a career?
An Occupation is…
A
general name for a kind of
work that people do in many
different ways and places.
 For example:

Teaching is an occupation that includes
kindergarten teachers, high school teachers,
principals and many others.
What is a Job?
And how is it different from
an occupation or a career?
A Job is…
 One
person’s task or tasks in
one work situation, may be full
or part-time, short or long
duration.
 For example:
A
secretary at your school
What is a Career?
And how is it different
from an occupation or a
job?
A Career is…
 The
combined total of all the
events in a person’s life from
the time he/she is born,
including education, work,
family, leisure activities, and
more.
Let’s Practice!
Kelly is a recent graduate
from college. She has just
started working as a
secretary for a major law
firm. She is in charge of filing
cases and sorting mail.
Is this her job or her
occupation?
Her Job!
 Why?
 It
is something specific that
she does for the company.
Brad’s field is criminal justice.
He can either be a police
officer, a forensic scientist, or
a judge.
Is this his career or his
occupation?
His Occupation!
 Why?
 He
works in the field of
criminal justice and can do any
number of jobs within the field.
Michael is 65 years old and is
retiring this year. Throughout
his life he has worked as a
bank teller, a real estate
agent, and a teacher.
Is this his career, his job, or his
occupation?
His Career!
 Why?
 It
is all of the jobs that he has
had throughout the course of
his life.
Our Final Project!
The inside scoop…
You are creating people!
 You
are to create characters that fit
under any 5 of the 8 intelligences.
 For
example, “Jim, the Jungle Boy” is
considered Nature smart.
 Or “Suzy the Soccer Player” is considered
body smart.
For each person you are going
to…

Classify the intelligence type


Body smart, word smart, self smart, etc.
Write down at least three activities that
your person likes.

For example, Jim the Jungle Boy likes going
hiking, collecting leaves, and smelling flowers.
 Explain
why your person likes each
of these activities.
For each person you are
going to…
 Identify
your person’s favorite
subjects in school.
 I.e.,
Suzy likes Gym Class and Jim likes
Earth Science.
 Draw
(and color) a
picture/poster of each of your
people.
Lastly…
 Choose
a career for each of your
people.
 When choosing, make sure you
consider…
Their intelligence type
 Their activities
 Their personality traits
 Their interests

Grading…
 Each
person that you create is
worth six points towards your final
grade!