Work Values
Let’s practice identifying student work values and relating those values to STEM careers.
You are a teacher engaging in a series of mock conversations with students. Each student will reveal some work values. Your task is to first identify which work values have been revealed to you.
Then, you will relate STEM careers to those work values using what you have learned throughout this course by writing a response to the student. You can then test whether your response is aligned with the suggested, positive messaging about STEM careers.
Click Next to continue.
Select a student.
You ask Aiyana what is important to her in a career, and she responds, “I want to earn lots of money and drive a fancy sports car. I’d like to be my own boss too!”
Can you identify which two work values have been expressed by this student? Select the correct response.
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Now that you have identified the student’s work values, how can you relate STEM careers to those work values using what you have learned throughout this module? Write a response to Aiyana in the following text field, then click Submit to compare your response to ours.
Did you know that STEM professionals are in demand, Aiyana ? In fact, STEM careers are some of the highest paying careers. Also, STEM professionals make great entrepreneurs and business leaders because they are creative problem-solvers.
You ask Meg what is important to her in a career, and she responds, “It is important that I love my work, and that the work I do makes a difference in the world.”
Can you identify which two work values have been expressed by this student? Select the correct response.
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Now that you have identified the student’s work values, how can you relate STEM careers to those work values using what you have learned throughout this module?
Write a response to Meg in the following text field, then click Submit to compare your response to ours.
Did you know that STEM professionals collaborate with others to make a world of difference and to shape our future? It is easy to love your work when you know that you are changing the world, Meg.
You ask Chris what is important to him in a career, and he responds, “I want to work with others to solve important problems for our world. I’d also like for people to respect me for my contributions.”
Can you identify which two work values have been expressed by this student? Select the correct response.
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Now that you have identified the student’s work values, how can you relate STEM careers to those work values using what you have learned throughout this module?
Write a response to Chris in the following text field, then click Submit to compare your response to ours.
Did you know that STEM professionals collaborate to make a world of difference and to shape our future? In addition, occupations in STEM disciplines consistently dominate the ranks of the most prestigious occupations. Most STEM careers are very well-respected, Chris.
You ask Manuel what is important to him in a career, and he responds, “I want a job that allows me to have a better social status. I also want a good-paying job so that I can buy the things I want.”
Can you identify which two work values have been expressed by this student? Select the correct response.
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Now that you have identified the student’s work values, how can you relate STEM careers to those work values using what you have learned throughout this module?
Write a response to Manuel in the following text field, then click Submit to compare your response to ours.
Prestige, Extrinsic
You ask Tori what is important to her in a career, and she responds, “I’d like to work independently at times, to solve a piece of a bigger puzzle. In this way, people will be able to recognize and value my hard work.”
Can you identify which two work values have been expressed by this student? Select the correct response.
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Now that you have identified the student’s work values, how can you relate STEM careers, to those work values using what you have learned throughout this module?
Write a response to Tori in the following text field, then click Submit to compare your response to ours.
Intrinsic, Prestige
You ask Maria what is important to her in a career, and she responds, “It is important that I have a career where I will always be able to find employment. I want that security so I can support a family someday. But also, I want to do work that really changes the world! ”
Can you identify which two work values have been expressed by this student? Select the correct response.
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Now that you have identified the student’s work values, how can you relate STEM careers to those work values using what you have learned throughout this module?
Write a response to Maria in the following text field, then click Submit to compare your response to ours.
Did you know that STEM professionals are always in demand, and are some of the highest paid professionals? Also, STEM professionals collaborate with others to make a world of difference and to shape our future!
- Provide our students with tools and techniques to handle micro-inequities.
- Supply our students with micro-affirmations where possible to increase their chances of succeeding in STEM careers.
- Become aware of our own unconscious biases and stereotypical beliefs, and reduce our resultant micro-inequities.
- Provide our students with tools and techniques to handle micro-inequities.
- Supply our students with micro-affirmations where possible to increase their chances of succeeding in STEM careers.
- Become aware of our own unconscious biases and stereotypical beliefs, and reduce our resultant micro-inequities.
- “Well, my cousin Laila does really well in math. In fact she wants to be a math teacher one day. Maybe it’s just tough for some women?”
- “I am disappointed that I didn’t study hard enough for this test. I can do better if I study more. Will you help me with problem 7?”
- Provide our students with tools and techniques to handle micro-inequities.
- Supply our students with micro-affirmations where possible to increase their chances of succeeding in STEM careers.
- Become aware of our own unconscious biases and stereotypical beliefs, and reduce our resultant micro-inequities.
- Provide our students with tools and techniques to handle micro-inequities.
- Supply our students with micro-affirmations where possible to increase their chances of succeeding in STEM careers.
- Become aware of our own unconscious biases and stereotypical beliefs, and reduce our resultant micro-inequities.
Reflect on your responses to the students in the scenarios. Did you react differently to people from diverse cultural backgrounds? To male versus female students?
If, for instance, we pass on our unconscious stereotypical beliefs that math is tough for women, we can have a powerful negative impact on female students’ chances to succeed in STEM careers. Always consider what micro-affirmations you could use.
You have completed this activity.