At Government High School Kalaburgi, Karnataka, Class 9 student Chandra was still figuring out what he wanted to do in the future. When his teacher asked him, he said, “I have many dreams for my future, but I’m not sure what I really want to do.”
That question marked the beginning of his one-year journey through career guidance.
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆
Using the Career Guidance Workbook, students worked through simple activities that encouraged them to reflect on themselves.
Through “𝗠𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻,” Chandra thought about the people he admired & the qualities he wanted to develop.
Through “𝗠𝘆 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀,” he imagined his future. And through “𝗠𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹, 𝗠𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜,” he began to recognize what he enjoyed learning & where he needed to improve.
Slowly, he moved from simply following what his friends wanted to become to thinking about his own interests & aspirations.
𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴
As the year progressed, activities such as “𝗠𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀” and “𝗠𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀” helped him understand that liking something is only the beginning; developing the right skills matters too.
He was introduced to the six 𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗖 areas:
Realistic | Investigative | Artistic | Social | Enterprising | Conventional
The teacher explained that this was not a test to decide his career, but a way to identify clues about himself & explore possible career areas.
By the end of Class 9, something had changed.
When his teacher asked how much he understood about himself, Chandra thought for a moment. “Maybe 60% Sir.”
He knew he still needed to improve his studies, communication and skills. He also wanted to learn more about different courses & careers.
He no longer felt he needed to have all the answers.
But he decided that he would study regularly, work on his weaknesses, build his skills, talk to teachers and family, explore different career fields & continue understanding his own interests and strengths.
His career was not fixed yet. But his way of thinking had changed. He may not know the whole road yet. But he has learned how to find the next step.
Career guidance is not always about choosing a career. Sometimes, it is about helping a child understand themselves well enough to begin exploring what comes next.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝟵 & 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲? 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.
*𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺.
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