Introducing Real World 101

Real World 101 are class sessions set aside for open-ended use. This author strongly suggests using these class sessions for any of the following purposes:

• Field trips
• Open questions / discussions initiated by class members.
• How the school could be made better.
• Discussion of current events.
• What the students would like the school to teach, why, and how it would benefit students.
• Special speakers followed by questions / discussions initiated by class members. Here are some suggestions:

Suggestions for Guest Speakers
Nurse	Students, from higher grades, (high school, college/university) about what those grades are like.
Doctor	High School students who are running some sort of business. What they learned in school that helps them.
Veterinarian	Teacher discussing what it is like to be a teacher.
Scientist or engineer	Business people - what they look for in workers.
Computer programmer	Business people - how they run a business.
School counselor.	Principal, on what s/he does.
Architect	Police, fire, paramedic people
Real Estate agent	Government worker
Politician	Manager
News media	Advertising
Radio / TV	Pilot
HOBBY or OTHER:

The speakers program can fit nicely with the Mentor Elective. It can stimulate students to seek out a mentor. Speakers may extend their volunteerism into mentoring.

Create forms to be used to solicit, prepare, and schedule guest speakers.

See these samples:

Guest Speaker Program "Real World 101" - - - guest-1.rtf

Guest Speaker Schedule - - - guest-2.rtf

Notify the students in advance of these Real World 101 classes and their general topic. This allows students to think about the subject and questions to ask.

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