Relationships

Please post any comments or insights about Unit 5 here.

I find it interesting that students do not share their aspirations with their peers. I wonder whether it is because students do not have any career aspirations when they are at school or is it just not the norm to discuss career options/aspirations with peers. I also found it interesting that there

I was really surprised that students generally don't talk to each other about their aspirations. But on reflection I can see that this is my daughter's experience. If you speak out you risk being ridiculed so it is safer to speak in generalisations only. I'm slightly disappointed by this but also re

Wow! I initially thought that students would talk to teach other all the time about occupations, but when looking at the stats and reflecting on my own experience I don’t think we empower and utilise peer groups as well as we could in schools. The chance encounters- some of which were one-off exper

Connections are crucial in developing a student's aspirations - and changing them. Who we surround ourselves with can play a major part in who we are and who we can become.

Was the percentage of students who claimed not to discuss matters of future study intention/vocation with their peers. This was 28%, I think this is worth investigating in further research especially to identify what barriers may be operating.

It is surprising that the study found that only 9% of students had discussions with their peers about their aspirations for the future. It seems that they may talk casually about it with friends rather than having a formal discussion maybe?

I am always fascinated with how students shape their aspirations and value different sources of information. Recently I was reflecting on my sons comment he made when I was asking about his friends aspirations for post HSC "We dont talk careers and uni like your school does - its just not something

A lot of students tend to respond initialy, "I would like to do that " but then do not investigate it in their early years. Sometime they feel embarassed because their results to date do not align with their desires. We need to encourage students to explore a wide range of op[portunities. Work exper

This unit demonstrated the importance (for aspiring parents) of private schooling so your child builds networks with other children who aspire for a university education as well as monitoring the hot knowledge your child may be hearing in their out-of-school activities. This is a cynical response bu