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After reading my dad's career story, I called him immediately and asked him why he had never told me some of these things. He laughed and laughed and said, “I didn’t think you would want to know, but I’m glad you do.” Personally, this has been a creative bonding experience for my dad and me. He looks forward to the weekly call and I do too. The interview assignments are more than a grade, they are a window into my dad’s world.
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I enjoyed reading the narratives in class, as well, because they gave me a true sense of hope for my own career. The narratives showed that things happen and change throughout your career, and throughout your life, but that you can often look back at events and realize, “hey, that happened for a reason and it makes sense now.” (Retrospective sense making!) This idea makes me less afraid of what may be ahead of me. I hope that when I’m thinking about/writing my own career narrative a few decades from now, it will be a rich story that inspires others to have faith that everything will work out in the end.
I really do love what I do on days like today.
Another aspect of inheritance I found interesting was gender. I’ve always categorized certain things as boys or girls, never thinking much on why I felt that way. After doing the in class activity with various toy stores, I began to question why I associated them in that manner. At a young age we are told and treated differently according to our sex but as time has changed, I see the importance of encouraging all children to follow their dreams, regardless of gender. These categories can create boundaries and prevent children to reaching their full potential.
- ashley
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