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It was nice to hear the panel members perspective. However, I would like to ask them to help us by asking questions of us, of our administrators and the school board. Most of us do our best to address, instill, and teach all of the skills touched on today. However very often, our hands are tied on actually showing the students how the real “employment” world works.

For instance, absences (students can miss 8 classes per SEMESTER before loosing credit on the 9th absence), late work has to be almost ALWAYS accepted, fowl language or aggressive behavior - students can cuss out a teacher, be written up for it yet as a consequence...he has to apologize in front of the class.

We, as teachers, have done everything we can do to try to influence changes to policies but have seen none. Maybe our community and business leaders can help influence a change. Until others start asking questions there isn’t going to be a measurable change in our students the quality of soft skills.

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Would any of the panel members be interested in being a guest speaker in my classroom?

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Entrepreneurship? What are the odds?

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Typing test.... words per minute? What is the desired speed/ accuracy?

Do companies still test this skill?

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What are the top needed certifications being looked for?

What is the needed technical skills?

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Certifications:
Microsoft certification,  or Adobe photoshop... is it a bonus or leg up when interviewing?

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Are there actual work from home type jobs.  Many students are struggling with sick family members or wanting to still be a full time student or work a job during day and another at night from home.  Is it possible?

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Are there employers that will hire people that have a criminal record? How can they find and connect with these employers?

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What advice do you have those that have been in the workforce but are seeking to change careers? Would they need to acquire new skills?

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Are there technical skills that young people are lacking? Things we can help with in addition to the "soft skills"

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Could use a list of their names and companies. Over the PA is not clear on the names of their companies.

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We will supply the questions to our panel members in order to get answers to your questions. Thank you for posting questions throughout the presentation!

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What are they doing to help high school students get on job experience or internships, and if they are, how can our kids apply?

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this not the panel's fault, but there is no interaction with teachers present

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this why teachers hate inservice days....

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Would you all be willing to share your contact information so we can use you as a classroom resource and contact you for company tours?

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so none of these questions are going to be asked to the panel? so what is the point of this padlet?

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we dont need more edu psychobabel

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Can you please help me reset my password???

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Are cellphones a negative issue with employers,they are a problem in the classroom?

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What do you want to see on a high school graduates resume exactly?

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Volunteer.org rep

How do we volunteer for trades profession jobs like plumbing or electrical to show students that working with your hands is possible... Many students expect 100k jobs but do not want to work hard. How can volunteering plant the "work ethic seed?"

Johnathan Sanders
Itsmrsanders.com

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Which CTE courses would you encourage your own children or grandchildren to take and why?

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These are things I model and teach these soft skills everyday: taking personal responsibilty and not making excuses for their irresponsibilty, being on time, telling the truth, having the ability to ask clear and relevant questuons, etc. In this training, what do you want for me to take back to my classroom tomorrow as a result of this session? This session is nothing new to most of us as we are CTE teacher and come from the private sector.

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What is your thinking or philosophy on training educators for high demand occupations? Are you willing to invest in this type of training?

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What type of software certifications are essential for potential employees?

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In my classroom, I try (as much as possible) to simulate a real world work place. As professionals, what are the tangable and intangable skills are you looking for in potiential employees? The question is posed so I know what to focus on outside the normal curriculum.

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What are your expectations for potential candidates in the area of keyboarding (typing speed) or is this  a lost skill set ?

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What industries are represented today?

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With regards to construction, what are the critical need processions? I.e welding? Robotics? General framing concepts etc. What are the skill needs? What is your forecast margin for error?

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Hello, Do you like computers?

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Please share with us your questions for the Industry Expert Panel discussion.