(event) Ground Hog Job Shadow Day

[Leah Dawn]

Hi Lon and YouthLearn -
I see your point, absolutely! In my personal experience - I spent more time
in high school with mentors and on the job training that was 'way' beyond
the corner pizza shop.  It did me quite well because of how I responded to
the late 70's, early 80's computer revolution <gosh that sounds weird, but
not sure how else to say it at the moment ;).  BTW, many of my peers are
working in industries that they were most exposed to when we were teens.  I
see the benefits of integrating career days in K-12 with these type of
events, tho maybe there are quite a lot throughout the school year. Mostly
in Spring and Fall, which kinda makes sense...  In many schools, the days
(or hours) 'out of class' are considered part of the curriculum.

Also, in the past years, there is like a 500 percent increase in summer
programs for girls and youth everywhere - I agree that this is a good thing
and it's important to balance fun and learning throughout the year...
Interestingly, and on a tangent - I am all for shortening summer vacation by
another few weeks and encouraging youth to embrace a life-long learning
attitude (and aptitude).

Kind regards,
Leah

mentorgirls.org

<p>> Date:    Tue, 6 Feb 2001 08:45:14 -0600
> From:    Lon Semansky <semanlon at SF.K12.SD.US>
> Subject: Re: (event) Ground Hog Job Shadow Day - Feb 2, 2001
>
> As a teacher, I feel it would be more beneficial to these young people to =
> have these 'special' days in the summer, so that they would not miss even =
> more class time. You may not realize how often students are pulled out of =
> class, and these days only add to that number. These days often end up =
> being 'wasted' days at the schools because so many students missing from =
> school requires teachers to re-teach the lessons, yet not enough students =
> take advantage of the days to effectively incorporate the concepts learned =
> from the days into curriculum. I beg of you, as a teacher, to reconsider =
> the time of year these days are scheduled. I know that I, personally, =
> would not take my daughters out of school to spend the day with my wife at =
> work, yet I would gladly send them with her in the summer. =20
>
> Thanks for your time and attention.
>
> Sincerely,
> Lon Semansky
> Whittier Middle School
> Sioux Falls, SD

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