Content Area: Career Education and Consumer, Family, and Life Skills

 

Index: 9.2D Grade 12 CPI 3

 

Standard: 9.2 - Consumer, Family, and Life Skills

 

Strand: D - Character Development and Ethics

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 3 - The student will discuss consequences and sanctions when on-the-job rules and laws are not followed.

 

Grade: 12

 

Sample Activities:

 

·       Statistics indicate that drugs have an impact on worker productivity and safety. As CEO, develop a program focusing on the reduction of substance abuse in the workplace.

 

·       An individual wants to select a career pathway….in an area of interest for future employment and postsecondary and lifelong learning.

 

·       The behavior of sports stars and movie personalities has been called into question. Develop a system for identifying and promoting positive role models in the community.

 

·       Mr./Ms. Z's company has decided to relocate the employee and the family overseas. The employment opportunities exist in Australia, Brazil, China, Kenya, and Switzerland. Your family must make the decision as to the country of preference with a backup alternative. Provide a justification to the human resource department. Be prepared to negotiate a contract that meets career, financial, and personal needs.

 

·       Although New Jersey is well known as the Garden State, it certainly could be recognized as the Invention State. We now live in an increasing complex "global society" with demands for increased invention, design, and manufacturing to make people's lives and work more productive while meeting personal and family needs

 

·       Ask company personnel directors to speak to students about sanctions and laws that companies follow when rules and/or laws are broken.

 

·       Debate the idea of pay to play.

 

·        Character Education Portfolio

 

·        Ethics in the Workplace

 

·       I’ve Got a Problem-Conflict in the Workplace