Connect the Dots: How School Skills Become Work Skills

Middle school is too early to think about career issues.

Some of my school subjects have no connection to the work I'll do someday.

You can be fired from a job for completing an assignment late.

Employers think people with good attitudes make better overall employees because they do better work.

The way you dress will be less important on the job than it is in school.

Good communicators are very aware of the feelings of others.

Employers don't want their employees to take time from their work to ask questions.

Some subjects in school don't help develop critical thinking skills.

It doesn't matter what kind of solution you use as long as you solve the problem.

Most future employees won't need to be able to read or write well.