Hello
Students,
For
this week, choose any two topics below.
Comment
on a successful decision you have made and how it matched your values.
Comment on an unsuccessful
decision you made and how it did not match your values.
Comment on another student's
post. Can you add to their comment or raise new questions?
Read the following 2 scenarios
and comment on one of them. Based on the individual’s values, give your opinion
about what would be the best decision.
Scenario
1: What should be my major?
Shawn is twenty years old and
has completed two years of college. He has been trying to decide whether to
major in engineering or music. He has completed all of his general education
requirements as well as several courses in music, math, and physics. As a child,
Shawn was interested in science and dreamed of making new inventions. He always
took things apart to see how they worked. Math was always easy for Shawn, and he
received awards for achievement in science. He also took part in band throughout
his school years and learned to play several instruments. As a teenager, he had
a garage band and became so interested in playing the piano that he spent two
hours a day practicing. Shawn’s dilemma was that he was becoming stressed out
trying to do both majors and
no longer had time to do well in both music and
engineering. He also wanted to have time to get a part-time job in order to
become more independent. Shawn’s top five values are being independent and
living on his own, having a secure future, doing interesting work, achieving
something important, and being able to relax. Based on his values, what major
should Shawn choose?
Scenario 2: Should Maria
continue her education?
Maria is a married mother of
two young boys ages five and seven and a part-time college student. Maria and
her husband, Juan, are very proud of their Mexican heritage and value their
marriage and family. They both think that it is important for Maria to spend
time with the children. Maria learned to speak English as a second language and
has made sure that her children speak both English and Spanish. While the
children are in school, Maria has been attending college part-time with the goal
of becoming a teacher’s aide in a class for bilingual children. She has some
experience as a teacher’s aide and gets a great deal of satisfaction from
helping the children. Juan works in construction, and the family has sacrificed
to come up with the money to pay for Maria to attend college. Maria has
struggled to earn her associate’s degree and is proud of her accomplishments.
She values her education and wants her children to do well in school. Now Maria
is considering continuing her education to earn the bachelor’s degree so that
she can become a teacher. She would enjoy having her own classroom, loves
working with children, and would have a higher income as a teacher than she
would as a teacher’s aide. Maria’s husband is concerned that she will spend too
much time at college and will not be home for the children. He is also relieved
that Maria has finished college and plans to work part-time to supplement the
family income while the children are in school. Should Maria continue her
education and earn a bachelor’s degree?
