What HS class(es) is your career based upon?

[Daemon Sophic]

Assuming that you have a job (or even if you'd like to start a career in a certain field - or are retired)
You don't have to reveal your career if you don't want to.


So if you're a cop --> then maybe Gym (Physical Education) and Civics/Law.
Accounting --> Math and Economics
Engineering --> Physics and/or Math
Poet --> English
Car Mechanic --> Shop/Auto Repair
Car Mechanic Manager --> Auto Repair and Economics

Even if you're not doing anything you had thought you'd do; what High School classes are most directly related to what you actually do (or did)?
So you studied Chemistry, hoping to become a pharmacist - but now you write ads for pharmaceutical companies --> then English and/or Art (Graphic Design).


For me --> I would say Biology, plus some Chemistry, and a little Physics.

 

[libre]

I hated computer science in school, much preferred goofing off on internet forums and doing my own personal projects.
This is most of what I do now that I am stuck in IT.
I will probably going to go back to Uni for a career change before the end of my twenties.

 

[Twilight Hue]

I wanted to be a trucker. Childhood dream accomplished. School tried to discouraged that. Said my strengths were in engineering instead.

Don't regret it until the Democrats ruined my trucking career with their insane regulations.

If I could I would have pressed for a political career to actually fight them in retrospect.

 

[Daemon Sophic]

I wanted to be a trucker. Childhood dream accomplished. School tried to discouraged that. Said my strengths were in engineering instead.

Don't regret it until the Democrats ruined my trucking career with their insane regulations.

If I could I would have pressed for a political career to actually fight them in retrospect.

So..... Driver's Ed?

 

[JustGeorge]

Psychology

Home Ec

 

[Daemon Sophic]

I hated computer science in school, much preferred goofing off on internet forums and doing my own personal projects.
This is most of what I do now that I am stuck in IT.
I will probably going to go back to Uni for a career change before the end of my twenties.

If you do hate it, then changing earlier than later is the better choice. Good luck!

 

[ChristineM]

No school classes, but college and university computer and art based courses.

 

[Twilight Hue]

So..... Driver's Ed?

Auto shop. Heh.

 

[Wu Wei]

Not one single high school class is actually related to what I do.... computers were not even in high school way back then. Not even my first college classes are related really..... and I have been in IT now for over 20 years...... and I can honestly say I should have gone with what almoist every one in my family did...Medicine...... at least then High school Biology would have applied

 

[sun rise]

The only thing from HS was learning to type and drive a car (we had "drivers ed' back then). I had a chemistry set/lab in my basement and thought I'd be a chemist. Then after a bit of the 60's - a psychologist. Finally my evening's college fun with IBM 1620 and 1410 led indirectly to a career in computers.

So nothing direct from HS but indirectly learning how to study and some basics in English and math laid a foundation.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

Information technology -- strongest HS subject was always mathematics.

 

[Daemon Sophic]

The only thing from HS was learning to type and drive a car (we had "drivers ed' back then). I had a chemistry set/lab in my basement and thought I'd be a chemist. Then after a bit of the 60's - a psychologist. Finally my evening's college fun with IBM 1620 and 1410 led indirectly to a career in computers.

So nothing direct from HS but indirectly learning how to study and some basics in English and math laid a foundation.

Information technology -- strongest HS subject was always mathematics.

Yeah, Computer classes were introduced in my senior year of High School, but I always considered Math to be the precursor and lead in for that field of work.
This may have something to do with my mom being a mathematician/physicist PhD, and she was one of the first to use those room-sized computers, and red-light Texas Instrument calculators.

 

[Wu Wei]

I'm in IT...hardware/network/security.....and there were no computer classes when I went to high school...so...well...none..

 

[Daemon Sophic]

I'm in IT...hardware/network/security.....and there were no computer classes when I went to high school...so...well...none..

Is there any 'Math' involved in your work? What about 'Shop' (with welding, and circuits, power-drills, etc...)?

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Biology as far my job goes. Amd psychology given I work very close with lots of people and it helps to know things like "feeling well amd healthy" and "pain or discomfort" are remarkably subjective
For my businesses it would typing. And drafting, though I've forgotten nearly everything and only wound up in it because neither my guidance councilor or myself knew what drafting is. I remember the bare basics for 2d modeling, but I'm currently 3d modeling. And also my courses on video production, media and advertising. I'm sure the other art classes will surface.
Oh, amd small engines given I also do rideshare and do almost all the maintenance on my car. I had to take something, there was this or the cooking class, I took both (I dont use the cooking class though because she was wrong about a lot).

 

[sayak83]

Assuming that you have a job (or even if you'd like to start a career in a certain field - or are retired)
You don't have to reveal your career if you don't want to.


So if you're a cop --> then maybe Gym (Physical Education) and Civics/Law.
Accounting --> Math and Economics
Engineering --> Physics and/or Math
Poet --> English
Car Mechanic --> Shop/Auto Repair
Car Mechanic Manager --> Auto Repair and Economics

Even if you're not doing anything you had thought you'd do; what High School classes are most directly related to what you actually do (or did)?
So you studied Chemistry, hoping to become a pharmacist - but now you write ads for pharmaceutical companies --> then English and/or Art (Graphic Design).


For me --> I would say Biology, plus some Chemistry, and a little Physics.

Physics, Chemistry, Math, English.
Clearly writing and communicating clearly in English (or whichever language works in your country) is an essential aspect of science. So I am putting in English as well.

 

[crossfire]

Typing, math, chemistry, biology, english, home ec.

 

[Mock Turtle]

Best subject, and most enjoyable, was probably Maths, where I would have been top in class apart from some **** stealing this honour - and where I didn't have that much enthusiasm for exams in those days. General Science also an interest (especially Physics), along with English language and Literature - with the latter two no doubt enabling my penchant for reading. And where I subsequently was involved in fairly high-tech engineering later in life but perhaps could have gone off in other directions if It wasn't for having to drop two subjects due to timetable issues.

 

[Wu Wei]

Is there any 'Math' involved in your work? What about 'Shop' (with welding, and circuits, power-drills, etc...)?

Did a lot of wood working and metal work, but none of that would apply to what I do, although I have been known to tall folks a hammer would fix it perfectly, when talking about annoying PC issues..... have Math, but don't use much Math at all really, beyond the use of 1024 figuring out drive size many years ago. Actually the troubleshooting I had to do as an Auto-mechanic, after high school, comes into play more that anything else

 

[Daemon Sophic]

Physics, Chemistry, Math, English.
Clearly writing and communicating clearly in English (or whichever language works in your country) is an essential aspect of science. So I am putting in English as well.

I have to agree with you there. Even my Mom, who frequently bad-mouthed English and Art majors compared to STEM majors, had to admit to having smart grad students who couldn't write a thesis or grant proposal to save their lives.

I think a very important part of my field of work, is concisely relaying it to non-science-oriented folks.