Preface
Meaningful existence is the goal of life in today's world. Living takes on meaning when it produces a sense
of self-satisfaction. The primary task of education must be to provide each individual with skills necessary
to reach his goal.
When children enter school, they bring with them natural inquisitiveness concerning the world around them.
Normal curiosity can be the nucleus which links reality to formal training if it is properly developed. A
sense of continuity must be established which places education in the correct perspective.
Communities
must become classrooms and teachers resource persons. Skills such as listening, problem solving, following
directions, indepeliclent thinking and rational judgement then can merge into daily living procedures.
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in classrooms especially designed to form a bridge between school and the world of work, experiences must be
developed. On campus performance in job tasks and skills, following a planned sequence of onsite visitation,
will fuse information into reality.
Practical relationships developed with those outside the formal school
setting will provide an invaluable carry-over of learned skills.
Search for a rewarding life vocation is never easy.
Without preparation it becomes a game of chance.
With
a deliberate, sequential, and planned program of development,.decisions can be made based upon informed and
educated judgements.
A full range career education program, K-12, will offer opportunities for participants to enter employment
immediately upon completion of training, post secondary vocationaltechnical education, and/or a four-year
college career preparatory program.
C. N. Boggess, S
e Lntendent
Harlandele Independent School District
The Career Education Project has been conducted in compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and is
funded by a grant from the U. S. Office of Education and the Texas Education Agency.