Learning Lingo- Education Terms
A term referring to an educational institution you will attend between high school and joining the work world. It can be either a university, college or trade school.
Post-secondary
You have this trait if you can understand the feelings of your friends.
Empathy or Empathetic
People who work together in the workplace.
Coworker
I summarize your professional or work experience. What am I?
Resume
I predict the weather. Can you predict how much money I make in a year? a. $27,000.
b. $45,000. c. 61,000 or d. $152,000.
c. $ 61,000.
This is the opposite of a mandatory or compulsory course that you must take.
Elective
I like to break things down in my mind. Knowing how things work makes me happy. What trait am I?
Analytical
Someone who works for a person or business for pay.
Employee
Interview
I create worlds on paper and count J.K. Rowling, Roald Dahl and Suzanne Collins among my peers. Can you guess the how much paper I take home for my efforts? a. $13,000. b. $24,000. c. $61,000. d. $175,000.
a. $13,000.
A trusted tutor, coach, or guide. They often share their experience.
Mentor
Artists, writers and dancers can be described this way. Pablo Picasso was very...
Creative
I check and evaluate your work as an employee.
Supervisor
Computers do this and so do people. Doing it correctly will help you make new connections and possibly land a job.
Networking
Shakespeare couldn't do without me. I like to dress up for work. How heavy is my coin purse. a. $15,000., b. $28,000. c. $60,000. d. $150,000.
Actor b. $28,000.
A persons ability to learn something.
Aptitude
When I say that I am going to do something you better believe it. My word is my bond. What trait do I possess? I am...
Committed or Commitment
A type of employment that involves at least 35 hours per week.
Full Time
You will need these to be a good employee. They are the rules of behavior that govern a group or society.
Ethics
My skill has allowed man to move out of the cave and into the sky. How much does my ability make me? a. $45,000. b. $120,000. c. $89,000. d. $259,000.
Architect- c. $89,000.
A skill that puts you at the head of the pack where others may depend on you.
Leadership.
I am adaptable to new, changing, or developing circumstances. I am always changing to meet new challenges. What trait am I?
Versatile, Versatility
An opportunity to learn through work experience with people skilled in a specific art or trade
Apprenticeship
This is an important skill to get your needs met and your voice heard in the job environment.
Advocacy or Self Advocacy
You won't have to go to the Amazon to have your head shrunk by me. My hourly rate is high, what do you think I make per year? a. $55,000. b. $76,000. c. $100,000. d. $172,000.
Psychologist- c. $100,000.
Additional activities done outside of classroom time. These can involve academics, sports or general interests.
Extra-Curricular
I do better in a group than alone. You may find me in sports and business. There is no "I" in my name. What am I?
Team Player
I describe work with no fixed long‐term responsibility to any one company. My employment is usually project based. What type of employment am I ?
Freelance
A person who organizes and runs their own business.
Entrepreneur
One language I speak is Python but I'm not a snake handler. What do you think I'm worth? a. $24,000.. b. $125,000. c. $500,000. d. $57,000.
Computer Programmer
d. $57,000.
Work performed for free to help your community. You will need to perform 40 hours of this before you graduate high school.
Volunteering
If I am always on time what am I...
Punctual
Students and first time employees often get paid this hourly sum. It represents
the lowest amount an employer can legally pay for a worker’s services.
Minimum Wage
The gestures, posture, and eye contact people use to express themselves.
BodyLanguage
I like to reach for the stars at high speeds. How much do I make for my risky profession? a. $71,000. b. $151,000. c. $72,000. d. $1,000,000.
Astronaut- a. $71,000.
I am a type of technology that can make type easier to read by magnification or I may read it aloud. What type of technology am I? Give me an example of one that you use.
Adaptive Technology, Accessible Technology
If you exhibit this trait, you are very thoughtful, careful and painstaking in your approach to completing a task.
Conscientious
A fixed amount of pay for a certain period of time. If it were a food it would be long, green and crunchy.
Salary
Something you do when you explain your vision loss to an employer.
Self-Disclose
My workplace is cyberspace and my tools are Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. I prefer cold hard cash to cryptocurrency. How much do I take home?
a.$ 21,000. b.$40,000. c. $64,000. d. $120,000.
Social Media Influencer
b.$40,000.