Career World, a Weekly Reader publication articles from January 2007

Career World, a Weekly Reader publication archives from January 2007

Cuddly career.(at work)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Working at a zoo provides many unique opportunities, such as cuddling with a young Bennett's wallaby. Here, Kathleen LaMattina, the Bronx (N.Y.) Zoo's director of education programs, enjoys quality time with a zoo resident named Nachman. ...

Go with the flo.(career world 411)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Think hip-hop has no place in the classroom? Then you haven't checked out Flocobulary. The combo CD-workbook (Cider Mill Press, 2005) uses rap lyrics to introduce students to college-level vocabulary words. The words are defined in each song,...

It's a living.(career world 411)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Not satisfied with the idea of becoming a carpenter or accountant? How about a sandcastle-building teacher, breath odor evaluator, or jellyfish farmer instead? Photographer Nancy Rica Schiff profiled those and 62 other off-the-wall occupations...

Hope for children.(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Ali Spizman gives much of the credit for her successful line of handbags to a courageous young girl she never met. In mid-2004, Ali, then 17, wanted part of the proceeds from her handbag business to go to a good cause. Through the Make-A-Wish...

Dress for success.(methods of employment interviewing)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... A unique wardrobe and a wild hairstyle might help set you apart at school, but they can be a huge drawback when it comes to interviewing for a job. A candidate's appearance can have a major influence on prospective employers, according to a...

Multiples for less.(career world 411)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... College-bound twins check this out: The following colleges offer discounts and scholarships to multiple sibs. * Carl Albert State College, Okla. * George Washington University, Washington, D.C. * Lake Erie College, Ohio *...

Degrees of celebrity.(career world 411)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Some of today's biggest stars took on an important earlier role: college student. See if you can match each celebrity with his or her alma mater and major(s). 1. Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) 2. John Legend (three-time Grammy winner,...

Sleepy success.(career world 411)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Want to succeed in school and on the job? Make sure to get some sleep. Studies show that students who earn C's, D's, and F's get about 2.5 fewer minutes of z's at night and go to bed an average of 40 minutes later than A and B students....

Is there a mentor in your future? A close adviser can help you today and tomorrow.(focus)
January 1, 2007... Dan Karr has a good idea where he's headed in life. Michelle Goodner, his mentor and marketing teacher, helped put him on the path. Dan, a senior at Parkhill South High School in Riverside, Mo., was always interested in a marketing career,...

Get real: careers in real estate are challenging and rewarding--if you're willing to work hard!(career spotlight)(Column)
January 1, 2007... Real estate is all around you: your home, your school, your favorite pizza place, the mall. An empty plot of land could be the location for a new shopping center, office building, or apartment complex. Real estate is property, and property has...

Cracking the classifieds: how to make the most out of the info in help-wanted adds.(get the gig)
January 1, 2007... When electronics buff Steve Salvanelli needed a part-time job during his junior year, the 17-year-old went first to an online job site. A search by company name and location turned up a sales associate position at the Radio Shack in his...

Multiply your success: make math skills work for you.(smart choices)(Column)
January 1, 2007... When Kelly Anderson started college, she dreaded taking math. "Over the years in school, I had a number of bad experiences with it," Anderson recalls. In third grade, the Indiana student was slow to master multiplication tables. The...

Boosting beauty: cosmetologists help people look and feel their best.(tech route)(Occupation overview)
January 1, 2007... Late one night, Erik Arveseth was watching TV when he saw an advertisement for a local cosmetology school. "It said something to the effect of 'Do you want to be creative and have control over your future?' I joined almost immediately,"...

A very stylish business: What goes into creating a fabulous T-shirt? For this small fashion design firm, it takes a few square yards of teamwork.(teamwork)
January 1, 2007... Picking out an outfit to wear to school every day is hard enough, and all you have to do is browse through your closet, look in your drawers, or maybe pick up something from your bedroom floor. Imagine if you had to design and construct a...

Where do I go with history?(career map)
January 1, 2007... "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Those are the famous words of philosopher George Santayana. Understanding the past and how it relates to the present is the basic goal of any history lesson. History students also...