Form 10, Progymnasium Altshausen
English abstract
One of my assets is the good handling of people. I like working and being together with others. Due to my favorite sport, soccer, I have learnt what it is like to be responsible or to pay attention to someone. The next point is that I’m very patient and I think that this is the reason why I can deal very well with children. I’m rarely stressed, which is one of the things my friends like about me. I am sure that I’m reliable, polite and punctual. I am able to take care of other people and I try to be a good social fellow-man.
I have a few ideas about what I would like to do and work in my future. I’m very interested in Psychology and Pedagogy. By now, I know that I will probably work together with other people. My dream jobs are to become a psychologist or a therapist, especially an art or sport therapist. For the psychologist profession it is needed to study Psychology and for the sport therapist job you have the choice between studying Sport Science or Physical Therapy Sports. To become an art therapist is a bit complicated because the job title “art therapist” is not proprietary. This means that, normally, everybody could become an art therapist without any schooling. But there is some training and there are also studies. If you want to be a good art therapist and if you want to have a good chance for a job, it is necessary to be well trained.
In my free time, I have already made three hands-on trainings that I really enjoyed. At the Progymnasium Altshausen, there are many different activities to improve the pupils` knowledge about studies and jobs. One of these options is, for example, visiting job fairs.
I like the BoGy lessons (Berufsorientierung am Gymnasium) and the hands-on training during one week. In my opinion the BoGy lessons are very important because it is good to know your own abilities and be able to handle with them. These lessons offer many possibilities to become aware of your skills and also of your weaknesses, for example, by doing an analysis about someone’s hobbies.
The hands-on trainings are useful because the pupils learn there so many new things and get a huge practical experience. For example, the letter of application is the first step of getting such a hands-on training and also the first step to the future job.
For my future, I plan to do more of these trainings because they are the best opportunity to explore the world of work. Another option of taking a look at the professional world is to make a FSJ (voluntary social year) and I am sure that I will consider it after doing my A-levels.
The Progymnnasium would improve its concept if the pupils had to do two hands-on trainings instead of one. In my opinion they mean such a good and important experience for young people. And whatever you want to become later, you will always have something to learn from the practical training. Another suggestion is to compare the dream jobs from class 5 to class 9 in the BoGy lessons. The pro about this option is that the pupils can analyse themselves the differences and they can think about the way their dream jobs changed or not.
The last point I would like to mention is the connection between the BoGy lessons and the English language. In my opinion, English is such an important language in today’s world. You need good English skills for the most jobs and therefore, it is always useful to be able to speak it.
Complete report in German by Laura Renz (PDF, 213 KB)
