Comments on: Bringing Real World Experience to Students in the Classroom http://smallhandsbigideas.com/generation-y/bringing-real-world-experience-to-students-in-the-classroom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bringing-real-world-experience-to-students-in-the-classroom Startups:Career:Relationships:Inspiration: Via Grace Boyle Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Changing the Way Teachers Teach To Help Students Learn | Small Hands, Big Ideas http://smallhandsbigideas.com/generation-y/bringing-real-world-experience-to-students-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-1369 Changing the Way Teachers Teach To Help Students Learn | Small Hands, Big Ideas Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:36:46 +0000 http://gkb2011.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/bringing-real-world-experience-to-students-in-the-classroom/#comment-1369 [...] college, I felt blessed to have teachers that walked the talk. My Public Relations professor worked as a VP at Cohn & Wolfe for years, my Small Business [...] [...] college, I felt blessed to have teachers that walked the talk. My Public Relations professor worked as a VP at Cohn & Wolfe for years, my Small Business [...]

]]> By: Grace Boyle http://smallhandsbigideas.com/generation-y/bringing-real-world-experience-to-students-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-2183 Grace Boyle Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:18:42 +0000 http://gkb2011.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/bringing-real-world-experience-to-students-in-the-classroom/#comment-2183 @Rubyku Wow, Univ of Waterloo really sounds like they have it covered in a good way. I love hearing examples like this! Four to six internships on average will without a doubt, put you ahead of many. I know many colleges her in the US that are too large and don't require one, those students are often a little lost after graduation. Thanks for sharing :) @Rubyku Wow, Univ of Waterloo really sounds like they have it covered in a good way. I love hearing examples like this! Four to six internships on average will without a doubt, put you ahead of many. I know many colleges her in the US that are too large and don't require one, those students are often a little lost after graduation. Thanks for sharing :)

]]> By: Grace Boyle http://smallhandsbigideas.com/generation-y/bringing-real-world-experience-to-students-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Grace Boyle Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:18:42 +0000 http://gkb2011.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/bringing-real-world-experience-to-students-in-the-classroom/#comment-305 @Rubyku Wow, Univ of Waterloo really sounds like they have it covered in a good way. I love hearing examples like this! Four to six internships on average will without a doubt, put you ahead of many. I know many colleges her in the US that are too large and don't require one, those students are often a little lost after graduation. Thanks for sharing :) @Rubyku Wow, Univ of Waterloo really sounds like they have it covered in a good way. I love hearing examples like this! Four to six internships on average will without a doubt, put you ahead of many. I know many colleges her in the US that are too large and don't require one, those students are often a little lost after graduation. Thanks for sharing :)

]]> By: rubyku http://smallhandsbigideas.com/generation-y/bringing-real-world-experience-to-students-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-304 rubyku Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:11:58 +0000 http://gkb2011.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/bringing-real-world-experience-to-students-in-the-classroom/#comment-304 Sorry I'm so late to this but just wanted to add my 2 cents. <br><br>At my school (University of Waterloo), most programs require undergraduate students to be in co-op so we need to do 4-6 internships on average. There's also a grad program in Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology where students have to start their own businesses as the final project, or develop new business plans for real companies and present to CEOs. I myself have taken full advantage of the co-op program and can't say enough good things about it. I wouldn't be able to imagine myself leaving school not having any work experience prior to graduation - I'd be completely lost with no direction & mentors & network. Sorry I'm so late to this but just wanted to add my 2 cents.

At my school (University of Waterloo), most programs require undergraduate students to be in co-op so we need to do 4-6 internships on average. There's also a grad program in Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology where students have to start their own businesses as the final project, or develop new business plans for real companies and present to CEOs. I myself have taken full advantage of the co-op program and can't say enough good things about it. I wouldn't be able to imagine myself leaving school not having any work experience prior to graduation – I'd be completely lost with no direction & mentors & network.

]]> By: Grace Boyle http://smallhandsbigideas.com/generation-y/bringing-real-world-experience-to-students-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Grace Boyle Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:04:34 +0000 http://gkb2011.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/bringing-real-world-experience-to-students-in-the-classroom/#comment-303 @Akhila I completely agree-required internships are very important. I was required to do at least one, but I actually ended up with five throughout College which led me to my job today and shot me ahead in the working world. <br><br>The Chicago Field Studies program sounds interesting and I've heard of a few others like it. It makes sense to be interning and even taking a few less classes because it's so part of the education process (versus stuck reading a book about working, rather actually doing it)! @Akhila I completely agree-required internships are very important. I was required to do at least one, but I actually ended up with five throughout College which led me to my job today and shot me ahead in the working world.

The Chicago Field Studies program sounds interesting and I've heard of a few others like it. It makes sense to be interning and even taking a few less classes because it's so part of the education process (versus stuck reading a book about working, rather actually doing it)!

]]> By: Akhila http://smallhandsbigideas.com/generation-y/bringing-real-world-experience-to-students-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Akhila Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:45:14 +0000 http://gkb2011.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/bringing-real-world-experience-to-students-in-the-classroom/#comment-302 Great post! At my university, the school of education and social policy (SESP) has a required internship quarter for all majors. Within the journalism school, all majors also have a required internship quarter with a newspaper somewhere in the world. The Communications school and the engineering school also have potential opportunities for co-ops and internships, I believe. <br><br>There's also this great "Chicago Field Studies" program which places students in an internship in Chicago during the school year, in fields ranging from nonprofit to business to law. <br><br>I think more schools should adopt this approach. The one thing I would criticize about my school is that for liberal arts majors, these internships are not mandatory. I'd argue that they really should be because even liberal arts majors need work experience. Great post! At my university, the school of education and social policy (SESP) has a required internship quarter for all majors. Within the journalism school, all majors also have a required internship quarter with a newspaper somewhere in the world. The Communications school and the engineering school also have potential opportunities for co-ops and internships, I believe.

There's also this great “Chicago Field Studies” program which places students in an internship in Chicago during the school year, in fields ranging from nonprofit to business to law.

I think more schools should adopt this approach. The one thing I would criticize about my school is that for liberal arts majors, these internships are not mandatory. I'd argue that they really should be because even liberal arts majors need work experience.

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