Choosing VCE Subjects and Thinking About A Career

After work experience and with subject selection happening over the last few weeks, I have been thinking about careers I would like to pursue. Most of the time my parents enforce that I do something I enjoy so I picked my subjects based on the ones I enjoy most.

I currently do VCE Health and Human Development units 1 & 2 which I thoroughly and I seem to be doing alright in. Doing unit 1 was hard to get used to the work load and studying for Sacs and the exam, but this semester starting unit 2 studying the Development of Childhood and Adulthood and the health status in these stages of life, I feel a lot better studying and more confident doing tests as the knowledge is starting to sink in more and more. The first outcome I did for this unit on childhood and the health status of Australian Children, I passed getting a 44/45.

I am planning on carrying on units 3 &4 for Health and Human Development next year in form 5.

Because I enjoy health so much I have decided to do units 1&2 of PE and Psychology to help my knowledge in these areas.

I am also going to continue maths with units 1&2 with Maths Methods and English as well as Media for a bit of creativity and fun.

As a career, I would like to do something in the Health Industry, even something like a kindergarten teacher because I have so far enjoyed learning about the development of early childhood. I also went to a 'try a trade day' at the University of Ballarat and went 2 different conferences about the careers of social workers, therapists or psychologists and kindergarten teachers.

As a kindergarten teacher I am very interested about the things they do there which help the young children grow and develop; for example growing plants and going for walks, learning about the world around them, learning sharing and how to interact with others. Doing lots of craft such as painting and writing stories, and letting them think and share ideas.