The White Falcon - 17.11.1978, Blaðsíða 5

l^ovember 17, 1978
White Falcon
Page 5
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perience student—acknowledging
what is expected of him and psycho-
logically attaining vital traits of
the trade.
The majority of civilian jobs
require experience. Students taking
the Cooperative Work Experience
class are not required to have any
experience at all. All they need
is a desire to learn. Once the stu-
dent decides what occupation he
would like to learn, it is arranged
with the working organization to
supervise the student’s job interest.
The supervisor’s job is to give the
student an opportunity to perform
the same duties a new employee would
be required to perform. The super-
visor observes and evaluates the
student-worker. He also works with
the Career Education Specialist,
Mrs. Vickie Godwin, reviewing the
student’s work performance.
Watching several supervisors
work with the CWE students was
quite impressive. When the super-
visor spoke, the student listened
attentively. As the supervisor de-
monstrated how to operate a machine,
the student's face showed great
interest and concentration. One
could tell just by spectating that
the student-worker was trying to
acknowledge the information. Both
the student and the supervisor gain
by being involved in the Cooperative
Work Experience program. The stu-
dent learns the trade and the supers
visor gets the opportunity to
share his professional talents with
a future adult, perhaps, of the same
career area someday..
Responsible for the CWE program's
success is the community, willing
organizations and supervisors.
With the community's cooperation
and concern, it enables student's
who are undecided about a career
establish a definite occupational
direction.
In addition to on-the-job train-
ing, the students attend regularly
scheduled CWE classes at the high
school. Conducted by the Career
Education Specialist, the classes
discuss work values, career field
exploration and general information
(interviews, resumes, etc.)
One CWE student, Richard 'Tex'
Joseph, a 15-year old freshman foot-
ball athlete who works at the Post
Office, had an interesting reason
RECEIVING CWE INSTRUCTION in photography is high school student Mike Woods
at the base Photo Lab. Giving instruction is his CWE supervisor PHI
Rainer Olafsson who shows Mike the basics in photography. (staff photo by
JOSA Paula Onstott)
for taking the Cooperative Work
Experience course. Not only did he
want to learn about postal services,
but he wanted to find out what it
was like to work with military per-
sonnel. Confessing he had consider-
ed joining the military once he
graduates from high school, he
noted, "I want to know as much of
the background as I can about being
in the military."
Like 'Tex', all the students in
the Cooperative Work Experience pro-
gram have their personal reasons
for taking the class. Whether the
student is undecided about a career
area or sure of a career area, the
CWE program benefits him. The
program may help an undecided stu-
dent decide on his future career,
or it may assure the decided student
that the job is right or is not
right for him. Just having the ad-
vantage to decide and experiment in
various career areas is an oppor-
tunity of a lifetime, and experience
always proves beneficial in life.