
All of the Greene County Elementary School students explored several different jobs Thursday morning as part of a unit.
Principal Audrey Hinote said the “Career Day” event was put together by their counselor Tansie Hoskins and her intern to provide a way for the kindergarten through fourth grade students to see the kinds of careers that are found within the community and surrounding area. She noted counselors also have state standards in education and one of those is helping kids learn what kinds of careers are available.
“This activity and this idea it aligns to our counseling standards, (by) trying to give kids an idea or a picture of what would their adult life look like. You know, it’s our job here (at the elementary) to provide them with a lens for with which they could see themselves when they grow up.”
Hinote thought that having real life experiences with Thursday’s “Career Day” really made an impact on all of the students.
“It’s so cool that they get to see these things. These are the experiences that they’ll remember. You know, they’ll tell their kids, ‘Yes, when I was a kindergartner, we saw a racecar. And they turned the racecar on, and it was so loud, and I thought, wow that would be such a cool job to do.’ They’re not just seeing the vehicles, and seeing the job, and hearing from the people in the occupation, they’re seeing the gear that goes with it. How do they have to stay safe?”
The types of occupations that were in-person included semi-tractor and trailer driver, Emergency Medical Services, wielding, racecar driver, farmer, ethanol plant, and a party planning service.