Guest Author - Elsa Neal

Creativity chat with Kris Bordessa, part 7, on helping children to choose career paths

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Participants:

Elsa Neal, Creativity Editor, BellaOnline
Kris Bordessa, author of Team Challenges
Megan Romer, Board Games Editor, BellaOnline
Writermom
Bonnie Sayers, Autism Spectrum Disorders Editor, BellaOnline
Candlepassion


Kris

"M y 13 year old is exploring broadcast journalism - he wants to be a disc jockey!
So he's studying it in depth, and we'll tour a radio station soon."


Elsa
"Wow. Do you find it easy to set up tours like that?"


Kris

"Well, that one's not set up yet, but most businesses are pretty receptive to setting up field trips. And my 13 year old is great at talking to adults, so people seem to really enjoy sharing their knowledge. It's nice."


Elsa
"No doubt kids go through a number of different career desires. But it helps if they know what doesn't suit them, rather than hankering after something without knowing what it entails."


Kris
"Exactly!"


Writermom

"And it will be nice for them to be able to explore the options first hand, instead of finding out by reading a book or taking a career placement test."


Kris
"And you know, learning to think creatively and explore all of the options, like kids do in a simple challenge, will ultimately help them look at all angles of other - bigger - problems, too, like job choices. Seeing things from all sides is so important."


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Team Challenges by Kris Bordessa is available from Amazon.com

Kris Bordessa is also the author of Tools of the Ancient Greeks : A Kid's Guide to the History & Science of Life in Ancient Greece