[CALIBK12] Career-related controversial issues

[Broger Mackey, Lori]

Sarah,
 
I tried the Opposing Viewpoints database with the search "jobs".  The articles tended to be about outsourcing.  Then I tried googling an occupation/field and the word controversy (e.g. teaching controversy) and got many ideas that might work.  
 
For example,
teaching, controversy = teaching safe sex/health ed, teaching evolution
trucking, controversy = Mexican trucks bringing goods into US
airlines, controversy = breast feeding on board, terrorism/profiling
 
Some are not "careers" directly, but they are still ideas of controversial happening in an industry that may affect one's job situation.
 
Hope that helps a little,
Lori Broger-Mackey, TL
Cleveland HS, Reseda


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From: calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu on behalf of Daydream Queen
Sent: Wed 10/1/2008 10:14 AM
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Subject: [CALIBK12] Career-related controversial issues


Does anyone have any idea where I would find information on controversial issues realted to careers? I have lot of Opposing Viewpoints books and tons of career books but I don't see much overlap. I imagine this will be a great challege for seniors but I'd like to provide some ideas of how to approach this. A teacher has assigned this as a research topic. 

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Sarah Bosler, Teacher Librarian
Montclair High School
Chaffey Joint Union High School District
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