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A practical and inspiring children's guide to money, careers, and the future.
Children frequently ask what they should be when they grow up. Surrounded by adults whose jobs seem to define them, they learn to expect simple answers, like "a doctor," or "a teacher, '' or "a lawyer."
But the truth can be a lot more complicated. Deciding what to do with your working life is one of the biggest, most difficult questions of all. This beautifully illustrated guide helps expand children's ideas about work and inspire them to think creatively about their future, while reminding them that their dream job might not even exist yet!
Written expressly for children, this unique book works through important questions How can I discover my passions? What does a "good" job involve? How much money should I make? How does the economy function?
Perfect for curious kids ages eight and up, What Can I Do When I Grow Up is sure to spark fruitful conversations that excite and inspire the next generation.
Children frequently ask what they should be when they grow up. Surrounded by adults whose jobs seem to define them, they learn to expect simple answers, like "a doctor," or "a teacher, '' or "a lawyer."
But the truth can be a lot more complicated. Deciding what to do with your working life is one of the biggest, most difficult questions of all. This beautifully illustrated guide helps expand children's ideas about work and inspire them to think creatively about their future, while reminding them that their dream job might not even exist yet!
Written expressly for children, this unique book works through important questions How can I discover my passions? What does a "good" job involve? How much money should I make? How does the economy function?
Perfect for curious kids ages eight and up, What Can I Do When I Grow Up is sure to spark fruitful conversations that excite and inspire the next generation.
170 pages, Paperback
First published June 2, 2020
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The School of Life
163books2,968followersThe School of Life is a global organisation helping people lead more fulfilled lives.
We believe that the journey to finding fulfilment begins with self-knowledge. It is only when we have a sense of who we really are that we can make reliable decisions, particularly around love and work.
Sadly, tools and techniques for developing self-knowledge and finding fulfilment are hard to find � they’re not taught in schools, in universities, or in workplaces. Too many of us go through life without ever really understanding what’s going on in the recesses of our minds.
That’s why we created The School of Life; a resource for helping us understand ourselves, for improving our relationships, our careers and our social lives - as well as for helping us find calm and get more out of our leisure hours. We do this through films, workshops, books and gifts - as well as through a warm and supportive community.
We believe that the journey to finding fulfilment begins with self-knowledge. It is only when we have a sense of who we really are that we can make reliable decisions, particularly around love and work.
Sadly, tools and techniques for developing self-knowledge and finding fulfilment are hard to find � they’re not taught in schools, in universities, or in workplaces. Too many of us go through life without ever really understanding what’s going on in the recesses of our minds.
That’s why we created The School of Life; a resource for helping us understand ourselves, for improving our relationships, our careers and our social lives - as well as for helping us find calm and get more out of our leisure hours. We do this through films, workshops, books and gifts - as well as through a warm and supportive community.
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April 15, 2020
This is an interesting book to help kids think about what they'd like to do when they grow up. I was hoping for more concrete examples of jobs and checklists, talk about what fields were just now being created, and things of that nature. This is more along the lines of advice, like to think about what sort of things you like in life (if you like things orderly then you might be good at this, if you like helping people then you might be good at this sort of job...) and the roundabout ways that many adults end up in their careers. There's some good stuff to think about, though not a lot of concrete information.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.
March 6, 2020
Trying to solve my career-related angst with a British book aimed at children! Not sure if it's gonna help, but it was interesting to read.
December 15, 2019
What a brilliant, thought provoking, easy to read but intelligent book! I’ve bought it for my 16 year old for Christmas but have (carefully) binge read it in one sitting. Really excellent at helping me to think about work, why we do it and how annoying adults can be when they ask children about their career plans. I learnt a lot reading it too. Highly recommended -for 46 year olds as well as 16 year olds!
January 2, 2020
I bought it as a present for my nephew but I read it myself before I gave it to him for Christmas and really enjoyed it. I wish there was such a book when I grew up. Although, I am quite familiar with the School of Life philosophy on work it still gave me new ideas to think about and better clarity.
March 9, 2020
Really inspiring book not only for young adults but for anybody that is willing to make a change in their work life.
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November 20, 2022this book: targeted to children
me, a 23 year old trying to figure out my One True Passion in life: 👁️👄👁️✍️
me, a 23 year old trying to figure out my One True Passion in life: 👁️👄👁️✍️
April 18, 2020
This has a tone that some kids will like and others will eye roll at, it really depends. I liked the honesty about adulthood and how many adults are constantly wondering if they are doing the right job too. I like the concept and the way in which it could be utilized in SPED support for Transition services depending on the student / reading level etc. Great concept, wish there was even more like it.
May 2, 2023
Definitely meant for British children as the prime audience, but helpful for all. Lots of good concepts and helps in here for thinking about what you want to do with your life.
December 31, 2021
My daughter brought up careers and jobs in a more serious tone, recently. We talked some about possible career paths that play to her strengths. Balancing desires and callings with being able to feed oneself. Themes I still struggle with and I believe most people do.
While searching for some additional Christmas gifts to get her I came across this book. I’ve been a fan of Alain deBotton and his School of Life for quite a while. I enjoy his essays, books, and YouTube videos. I find a comfort in his basic idea that we’re all mad and insane and that’s ok. So here are some ways to deal with that as you go about your life. I’ve gotten a lot out of the stuff on love, anxiety, art, philosophy, family, relationships, self and other life issues the school of life addresses. This book was my first look into what they have to say about working.
Did not disappoint.
The book is addressed to the younger person. The tone a little simplistic but very sympathetic to the question one gets asked. “What do you want to do when you grow up?� It then explores that question by showing you how odd the question is. How very few people have an answer to that. How jobs and careers follow no set path. Questions to ask oneself to provide a little guidance how to think about one’s futures and what one may want out of life.
I think the book is a good guide for anyone teenage or older person that often wonders about how to best to provide for themselves, their loved ones, and their community through their jobs.
While searching for some additional Christmas gifts to get her I came across this book. I’ve been a fan of Alain deBotton and his School of Life for quite a while. I enjoy his essays, books, and YouTube videos. I find a comfort in his basic idea that we’re all mad and insane and that’s ok. So here are some ways to deal with that as you go about your life. I’ve gotten a lot out of the stuff on love, anxiety, art, philosophy, family, relationships, self and other life issues the school of life addresses. This book was my first look into what they have to say about working.
Did not disappoint.
The book is addressed to the younger person. The tone a little simplistic but very sympathetic to the question one gets asked. “What do you want to do when you grow up?� It then explores that question by showing you how odd the question is. How very few people have an answer to that. How jobs and careers follow no set path. Questions to ask oneself to provide a little guidance how to think about one’s futures and what one may want out of life.
I think the book is a good guide for anyone teenage or older person that often wonders about how to best to provide for themselves, their loved ones, and their community through their jobs.
September 17, 2021
به نظرم کتاب مختصر و مفیدی بود. از نظر موضوعی که بهش پرداخته، انتخاب شغل واقعا موضوع مهمی هست، مطالبی هم که توی این زمینه گفته خیلی مفید بود و اینکه آخر هر فصل سوال میکنه در مورد اون موضوع و حتی جای یادداشت گذاشته که جوابشو بنویسیم که به نظرم میتونه ما رو به انتخاب شغل مناسب نزدیکتر کنه.
پ. ن: من ترجمه ی این کتاب رو خوندم :میخواهم چه کاره شوم. ولی اینجا پیداش نکردم.
پ. ن: من ترجمه ی این کتاب رو خوندم :میخواهم چه کاره شوم. ولی اینجا پیداش نکردم.
March 16, 2023
برای نوجوانان و جوانان واقعا کتاب مفیدیه و به نظرم برای بزرگسالان میتونه باعث بشه که دیدگاهشون نسبت به زندگی کاری و شغلیشون عمیق تر و معنادار تر بشه. نکته ی قابل توجه، زبان کتابه.معمولا کتابای این مدلی که ریشه فلسفی دارن یا اموزشی هستن، بیان خسته کننده و خشکی دارن اما لحن این کتاب خیلی شیرین و جذاب بود جوری که خواننده ی کنجکاو رو تا اخر کتاب همراه خودش میکشونه. نویسنده ،خیلی قشنگ، اومده بیطرفانه تمام مسائل مربوط به انتخاب شغل رو برای مخاطب باز کرده و در مورد تمام جنبه های یک شغل خوب توضیح داده و گفته چرا! این کتاب علاوه بر اینکه کمک میکن� در مورد شغل ایندمون بهتر تصمیم بگیریم، با منطق نه چندان پیچیدش، در مورد خیلی چیزها شفاف سازی میکنه و تصویر غلطی که یک جامعه ثروتگرا از شغل های مثلا خوب برای جامعه ساخته رو در ذهن فردی که هنوز وارد دنیای کسب و کار نشده، درست میکنه. اما اینکه بعد از خوندن این کتاب واقعا شغل دلخواهتون رو پیدا کنید، به نظرم تنها پنجاه درصد احتمال داره.( این زیاد مهم نیست؛این موضوع تنها یکی از اهداف این کتابه) درسته کتاب در همه ی موارد داره حق میگه و تمام حرفاش درسته مخصوصا حرفهایی که در مورد پول در کتاب گفته شد. شخصا بعد از خوندن این کتاب،افکار من در مورد مشاغل تغییر کرد و خیلی دلم میخواد بتونم به این افکار عمل هم بکنم اما همیشه عمل کردن به همچین توصیه ها و نگرش های درستی خیلی سخته مخصوصا اونم توی کشور ما _که برای بیشتر افراد علاقه و شادی هیچ ارزشی توی انتخاب شغل نداره_ اما بازم هرچقدر سخت باشه غیرممکن نیست!
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October 12, 2021School Library Journal recommends this book for grades 4�9.
HCPL JNF 331.702 Wha
"It's impossible for a child to spend too long around adults without one of them coming up and asking, as if it were the most normal thing in the world, "What do you want to do when you grow up?" They mean for this to be a relatively simple question; the idea is that you'll quite easily be able to say something like, "A teacher" or "A doctor."
But the truth can be a lot more complicated, and if you've ever felt confused or annoyed by the question, you have every right: Knowing what you might want to do with your working life is one of the biggest, oddest, and hardest questions of all. It might take many decades to find a good answer to it, and it's one that most adults are still grappling with... This is a unique book about careers and the world of work written expressly for children, and acknowledges that the job you might do one day probably doesn't even exist now. The result is a book that should spark some exceptionally fruitful conversations and help children look to their future work life with positivity and anticipation."--Publisher's description.
HCPL JNF 331.702 Wha
"It's impossible for a child to spend too long around adults without one of them coming up and asking, as if it were the most normal thing in the world, "What do you want to do when you grow up?" They mean for this to be a relatively simple question; the idea is that you'll quite easily be able to say something like, "A teacher" or "A doctor."
But the truth can be a lot more complicated, and if you've ever felt confused or annoyed by the question, you have every right: Knowing what you might want to do with your working life is one of the biggest, oddest, and hardest questions of all. It might take many decades to find a good answer to it, and it's one that most adults are still grappling with... This is a unique book about careers and the world of work written expressly for children, and acknowledges that the job you might do one day probably doesn't even exist now. The result is a book that should spark some exceptionally fruitful conversations and help children look to their future work life with positivity and anticipation."--Publisher's description.
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June 23, 2021
This has thought-provoking questions and exercises for middle and high school students to begin considering what they will do when they grow up. However, it lacks what I most hoped to see: a road map for a young person to take.
I want to know what actions you should take during high school to start narrowing your choices. I wanted this book to discuss choosing a major during college, and discuss how that may but often does not help you decide on a career. I wanted it to recommend ways you can learn about various careers before studying for them, or at the least, while studying for them. I wanted to hear specific people's stories--what were they engaged in studying or working at which led them to their career? At what point did they recognize themselves selecting it, and how did they then pursue it?
It's not exactly fair to review this book based on my extensive expectations. Similarly, it's not fair to expect young people to know What They Can Do When They Grow Up without giving them a process to use.
I want to know what actions you should take during high school to start narrowing your choices. I wanted this book to discuss choosing a major during college, and discuss how that may but often does not help you decide on a career. I wanted it to recommend ways you can learn about various careers before studying for them, or at the least, while studying for them. I wanted to hear specific people's stories--what were they engaged in studying or working at which led them to their career? At what point did they recognize themselves selecting it, and how did they then pursue it?
It's not exactly fair to review this book based on my extensive expectations. Similarly, it's not fair to expect young people to know What They Can Do When They Grow Up without giving them a process to use.
September 17, 2022
بنظرم این کتاب توی دوره های مختلف زندگی وقتی به دنبال کار میگردیم میتونه مفید باشه ولی بهترین زمان استفاده از این کتاب توی مدارس مخصوصا دبیرستان هاست برای دانش آموزان و حتما و قطعا والدینشون .
کتاب تعاریف خوبی داره و به صورت کلی سعی میکنه دید مارو نسبت به مشاغل و کار کردن باز کنه .
کتاب تکلیف هایی هم در نظر گرفته تا با انجام دادنشون به خواننده کمک کنه تا بتونه ایده هایی از شغل مناسب خودش پیدا کنه .
اینطور نیست که بعد از پایان کتاب بفهمیم میخوایم با زندگی کاریمون چیکار کنیم اما به نظرم باعث میشه ما با دید بهتری به مسائل شغلی نگاه کنیم .
«۲۶ شهریور ۰۱»
کتاب تعاریف خوبی داره و به صورت کلی سعی میکنه دید مارو نسبت به مشاغل و کار کردن باز کنه .
کتاب تکلیف هایی هم در نظر گرفته تا با انجام دادنشون به خواننده کمک کنه تا بتونه ایده هایی از شغل مناسب خودش پیدا کنه .
اینطور نیست که بعد از پایان کتاب بفهمیم میخوایم با زندگی کاریمون چیکار کنیم اما به نظرم باعث میشه ما با دید بهتری به مسائل شغلی نگاه کنیم .
«۲۶ شهریور ۰۱»
June 29, 2021
Really useful thinking for young people. It may not provide the succinct step-by-step or tick box career planning tool many expect - but stick with it.
The activities help people learn about themselves and develop the self-awareness needed to make their own decisions.
Great for young thinkers in this world. Will take time to work through.
However, it will disappoint anyone needing a quick-fix.
The activities help people learn about themselves and develop the self-awareness needed to make their own decisions.
Great for young thinkers in this world. Will take time to work through.
However, it will disappoint anyone needing a quick-fix.
March 6, 2022
Lots of practical advice I wish they taught to middle and high school kids when I was in school. Love the parts that point out how succeeding in school is different from being able to succeed in a work environment. Did have some problematic statements though like that ‘most business people� don’t care about how money is being made, just that it is (paraphrased from page 69) and some other pretty biased/stereotypical stuff that could be less than helpful.
January 17, 2025
This book is quite a practical and simplified guide for kids and adolescents in exploring what they can do and be when they're becoming adults.
March 31, 2025
Good book for early teens. Goes in detail on what a job is and attempts at imprinting and showcasing the importance of 'problem-solving' and how people get paid for their work
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