Listening 101
What is a non-verbal way you can let your speaker know you are listening?
Eye Contact, Nod your head, sit forward
What is Career Connections class about?
Helping you determine what skills and interests you have to choose a career pathway.
What is Choffin?
A career and technical school that teaches you a trade or skill in which you become certified.
What amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
These are important to control when managing a conflict between you and another person...
Your emotions
This is a type of communication that does not use words to communicate.
Is it a good idea to choose a career just because it makes a lot of money?
No. You need to be passionate about what you do and the money will flow.
What grades do you attend Choffin?
11th & 12th
This was a struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the 1950s and 1960s for Black Americans to gain equal rights under the law in the United States
The Civil Rights Movement
This person is someone you can go to for help solving a conflict between you and another person
A mediator
Why is communication important?
enables us to pass information to other people, and to understand what is said to us
Do you have to stick with the same career your entire life?
NO.
What do you need to be a student who is accepted at Choffin?
Good attendance, at least a C average, good behavior.
What war abolished slavery?
The Civil War
If you are having a conflict, it is important to do this before saying mean things or resulting to violence?
Take a breath, count to ten, walk away.....
How can you be a good listener?
Give your full attention, do not interrupt, nod your head.
Is a job and a career the same thing?
No. Jobs are temporary and Careers are lifelong paths and goals.
Who is the guidance counselor at Choffin?
Ms. Natalie Scott
On December 1, 1955, a 42-year-old woman named _______ ________-at on a Montgomery, Alabama bus after work. Segregation laws at the time stated Black passengers must sit in designated seats at the back of the bus, and _________ had complied.
Rose Parks
Yes, because it is part of life. It is how we choose to handle conflict that will determine our outcome.
What are the two types of listening?
internal and external
What do you need to have for your future? (After high school)
A plan! Trade school, Choffin, Community College or State College like YSU
Is Choffin part of Youngstown City Schools?
Yes!
was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the civil rights movement
Dr. Martin Luther King
How many kids do I have?
One daughter, Maria.