School Issues

 

Can your personality in high school predict your career future?

Are you the high school clown or a geek?  Rest assured, both of you can have successful futures, but in different ways.  A study released by careerbuilder.com reports that different high school personalities lead individuals to certain types of careers.  MSN careers reported on the career builder study that found that students with certain personalities carry that personality in some way to a specific career or workplace.  (Source:  Career Pro News, July 25, 2008).

Are you being bullied at school?

There’s an important book for young people who are bullied at school: “Bullies to Buddies”, by Israel Kalman, is a how-to manual for kids and adults on the issue of being bullied by others. Kalman is a school psychologist and provides important information on how to stop the bullying and gain respect. (Source: Staten Island Advance, October 22, 2007). You can order the book new or used from:  www.Amazon.com.

Overcoming disabilities

Academy Award winning actress, author and producer, Marlee Maitlin, stated recently at a Society for Human Resource Management Diversity conference that she “relishes the challenges I face every day.” Matlin said her success was “all about determination.” Matlin, who has been deaf since she was 18 months old talked about how the real handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it lies in the mind. Her message is that we can all achieve much more in overcoming barriers if we focus on our abilities rather than dwelling on perceived disabilities. (Source:  HR Week, October 30, 2007 / Matlin:  Life Is All About Determination, by Rebecca R. Hastings, SPHR)