Will your students be workplace ready?

It is easy to forget, amid the near mania associated with college admissions and acceptance, that many students do not have the aptitude or indeed funding to attend college, and will need to work directly after 12th grade. This is obviously an important awareness to have as a teacher, because the workplace is currently very different from the classroom, yet we have an obligation to prepare our students not only for the academic rigors of college, but also for the realities of employment.

So what exactly does “work ready” mean? Surprisingly that is quite a hard definition to come by.

However, most employers agree is that generally speaking the workplace requires

the ability to identify a problem; apply effective problem-solving and decision-making skills; and to recognize and then seize opportunities when they arise.

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