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Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire. - William Butler Yeates
To learn is to change. Education is a process that changes the learner. - Anonymous
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Elaine Maxwell: My will shall shape the future. Whether I fail or succeed shall be no man's doing but my own. I am the force; I can clear any obstacle before me or I can be lost in the maze. My choice; my responsibility; win or lose, only I hold the key to my destiny.
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross: I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime.
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William James: The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude.
H. H. the Dalai Lama: To be aware of a single shortcoming in oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in someone else.
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Frank Lloyd Wright: The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.
H.H. the Dalai Lama: The basic thing is that everyone wants happiness, no one wants suffering. And happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors. If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy.
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Bernice Johnson Reagon: Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
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I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” -- Michael Jordan
Elizabeth Stone: Making the decision to have a child - it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body.
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"Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune." -- Jim Rohn
"The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change." -- Carl Rogers
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All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talent. -- John F. Kennedy
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. -- Gandhi
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Nelson Mandela: Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
Patricia Neal: A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though awakens your own expectations.
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A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimensions. - Anonymous
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." -- Albert Einstein
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September 5, 2010
Youth Resources
It is very important to start your career planning sooner than later. That way you can take advantage of the information and opportunities around you so you can start to discover what you really enjoy. Use a variety of resources to help you with your career development. Remember the High 5 Messages and start exploring and access your allies!
Not only learn from your mistakes, learn from the mistakes of others to help you along your journey.
Youth Career Magazines, Publications and Links:
This document provides a comprehensive list of publications, handbooks, magazines and websites geared for youth.
On-line Career Related Magazines:
http://www.mycareermagazine.com/reader.html
http://www.studentawards.com/campaign/sareport/pdf/StudentawardsReportVolume1_EN.pdf
http://www.nextstepmagazine.com/nextstep/default.aspx
http://www.campuslifemagazine.ca/media/CLMSept08.pdf
http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education