Question

All of the following are career myths that influence people’s perception of how important career explorations are for an individual: A. If I choose the wrong career, I’ll be stuck forever. B. I don’t need to research the career of my choice; I already know everything I need to know. C. I don’t need to start researching my career choices yet, I’m only in middle school! All of the above myths are false. In two to three paragraphs, choose one of the above career myths and explain why it is false. In your argument, be sure to include statements of fact, supported by actual evidence.

Answer 1

The first myth is false because people's interests might change overtime and since you can go back to school at any time, you can easily study for something else and change your career. This is especially possible nowadays when many schools let people who work attend when they can or they can attend online courses and get degrees in something that they like. Studying might be more difficult when you're older because you have a family to take care of or something similar, but it is not impossible and saying that you'll be stuck forever with one single career just means that you don't really want to change anything. Possibilities are there and people just have to take them. Some careers don't even require education such as being a writer. Many writers used to work 9 to 5 jobs before quitting and becoming successful writers.