Future Plans

Dear Graduates – A Message From Kid President – YouTube (4:12) https://youtu.be/J7Jh31p9RME

One of Kid President’s dreams is not only to grow up and graduate but also to grow up and give the speech at graduation.

Suli Breaks – Why I Hate School But Love Education [Official Spoken Word Video] – YouTube  (6:07)https://youtu.be/y_ZmM7zPLyI

Spoken Word Video from Suli Breaks in a British accent about school vs education vs talent

What is your future plan – YouTube (2:47)https://youtu.be/I-mWLv2Czoo

Inspirational video for youth about future planning  (Warning for the mention of God on the final slide)

“When I Grow Up” by Colin Hesterly | Disney Favorite – YouTube (2:00) https://youtu.be/vxLnph4JqdA

A young boy dreams of the endless possibilities of where his life might lead in Colin Hesterly’s “When I Grow Up.”

Angela Lee Duckworth: Grit: The power of passion and perseverance | TED Talk (6:12)https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_the_key_to_success_grit

What does my grit scale tell me? After watching the video and doing the questionnaire, have the students write a letter to themselves, giving advice for their future  questionnaire

Manifesto – Choose2Matterhttp://choose2matter.org/manifesto/The YOU MATTER Manifesto is a call to action. It challenges you to acknowledge and use the gifts that you have been blessed with. Mattering is a process, not an event. It’s a new way of life. Knowing that we matter is essential to our existence.

CBRE report warns 50 percent of occupations will be redundant in 20 years time | Daily Mail Onlinehttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2826463/CBRE-report-warns-50-cent-occupations-redundant-20-years-time.html

From self-driving cars to care bots for elderly people, rapid advances in technology have long represented a potential threat to many jobs normally performed by people.

New! Two things Kamala Harris wants 2021 graduates to know – YouTube (7:03) https://youtu.be/O_jsX2A6uLc

Vice President Kamala Harris congratulated 2021 graduates for overcoming the challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and encouraged them to consider their role in making the world better. (yr 9)

New! Kidspiration Videos | FactMonsterhttps://www.factmonster.com/kidspiration-videosInfoplease and FactMonster are pleased to present a collection of videos from Kidspiration. The guests range from human rights activists to famous tailors to YouTube stars. Many of them, like conservationist Jane Goodall and Instagram COO Marne Levine, are leaders in their fields.

Graduation Speech from the Future – YouTube (6:23) https://youtu.be/NhHOA-cuA78

Here is a graduation speech I gave FROM THE FUTURE. When presented with the honor of speaking to the graduates of Keuka College in Keuka Park, New York, I decided to close by revealing to them my secret life of being a time traveler.

Obama’s Commencement Speech 2020 (7:37)https://youtu.be/ta5anRPf8rQAt the ‘Graduate Together’ special, former  President Barack Obama tells graduating seniors to “set the world on a different path” while being “alive to one another’s struggles” as they navigate through the coronavirus pandemic.

Film Festival Graduation Speecheshttp://www.edutopia.org/blog/film-festival-graduation-speeches?utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=fmff-graduation-videos&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_term=link

From inspirational elocutions to gutsy send-ups of the system, the long-held tradition of the commencement speech is a must at graduations from kindergarten to college.

The 21 greatest graduation speeches of the last 60 yearshttps://www.vox.com/a/greatest-graduation-speeches?utm_source=nextdraft

Graduation speeches are the last opportunity for a high school or college to educate its students.

Famous Failures – YouTube (1:16) https://youtu.be/zLYECIjmnQs

Inspiring video on persevering no matter how many times you have failed in life. This video mentions well-known people who had failed but kept pressing on

Unbroken – Motivational Video – YouTube (5:57) https://youtu.be/26U_seo0a1g

For those who haven’t watched Mateusz M videos, I highly suggest watching all the videos he has ever made. This guy has a real talent when it comes to creating powerful motivational videos.

Write your story, change history – Brad Meltzer | TED-Ed (8:57) https://ed.ted.com/lessons/write-your-story-change-history-brad-meltzer

In this inspirational TEDYouth 2011 Talk, Brad Meltzer encourages us to dream big, work hard, and stay humble.

Imagination changes everything: Patti Dobrowolski at TEDxSacramentoSalon – YouTube (14:07) https://youtu.be/-wuBEBnCg3c

Patti Dobrowolski at TEDxSacramentoSalon about the importance of imagination in shaping your future

Draw Your Future – Patti Dobrowolski TED – YouTube (10:36) https://youtu.be/A7KRSCyLqc4

A great TED talk by Patti Dobrowolski on planning your future, making her message more concrete

How to know your life purpose in 5 minutes | Adam Leipzig | TEDxMalibu – YouTube (10:33)https://youtu.be/vVsXO9brK7M

Adam Leipzig at TEDxMalibu asks 5 questions to help you find your life’s purpose

Advice I Would Give My Teenage Self’: Michael Acton Smith, Sherry Coutu & Alice Taylor | WIRED – YouTube  (4:12) https://youtu.be/TF3WEAXs-aU

Three entrepreneurs at Wired Next Generation in London tell a room full of teenagers what advice they would give to their own teenage selves.

An Education Official Trailer – YouTube (1:55)https://youtu.be/qn9IMe5jmf0

In the post-war, pre-Beatles London suburbs, a bright schoolgirl is torn between studying for a place at Oxford and the rather more exciting alternative

How to Find Fulfilling Work – YouTube  (5:12)https://youtu.be/veriqDHLXsw

The key to finding fulfilling work is to think a lot, analyse one’s fears, understand the market, reflect on capitalism.

26 Unusual Occupations – mental_floss on YouTube (Ep.215) – YouTube (6:45)https://youtu.be/46rY4BbKoUE

If you do not fancy studying you might try to find occupations like these that seem not to need academic credentials.

22 Best The First Day of the Rest of Your Life images in 2016 | Inspirational videos, Motivational videos, Resthttps://www.pinterest.com/quicktutor/the-first-day-of-the-rest-of-your-life/

These video clips have been chosen to be shown and discussed with 9th-grade school-leavers.

I Will Not Let An Exam Result Decide My Fate||Spoken Word – YouTube  (5:52) https://youtu.be/D-eVF_G_p-Y

A Spoken Word Video From Suli Breaks.

Andrew McAfee: What will future jobs look like? | TED Talk (14:14)https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_mcafee_what_will_future_jobs_look_like#t-213540

Economist Andrew McAfee suggests that, yes, probably, droids will take our jobs — or at least the kinds of jobs we know now. In this far-seeing talk, he thinks through what future jobs might look like, and how to educate coming generations to hold them.

Teen Talk: Future Plans – YouTube (4:11) https://youtu.be/-HYPSSX39W4

Four local teens join the Rhode Show to discuss where they want to be after high school.

8 “Would You Rather” Career Questions for High School Studentshttps://www.weareteachers.com/would-you-rather-career-questions/Sometimes students don’t know the answers until they’re asked the right questions.

ESL Conversation Questions – Future (I-TESL-J)http://iteslj.org/questions/future.html

A long list to choose the relevant ones for your students from

37 Questions to Help You Identify Your Passions | Psychology Todayhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/passion/201803/37-questions-help-you-identify-your-passionsQuestions for discovering what inspires passion in your life—and what defeats it

Be going to and Will for predictions and future plans! – C R E A T E R I A L Shttps://createrials.wordpress.com/2020/02/10/be-going-to-and-will-for-predictions-and-future-plans/In this activity, each student makes a prediction of another student and predicts about the topics on the cards. Then, each student comes at the front of the class and reads the predictions about h…

Where do you see YOURSELF in 5 years? – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/_6vp7v8I51cSo here is your question: Where do you see yourself in five years? Now, It is impossible to know exactly what the future will hold. – A short writing prompt.

Two questions that can change your life on Vimeo (2:02)https://vimeo.com/8480171

A video excerpt from Daniel Pink’s DRIVE: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.

My Future Plans Essay İn English (1:40)https://youtu.be/RaTXqwvRTEc

‘What are your future plans’ example. What are your own future and career plans?

FutureMe: Write a Letter to your Future Selfhttps://www.futureme.org/Write a letter to the future and read the public (but anonymous) letters from others

“FUTURE PLANS”https://www.storyjumper.com/book/read/21702108/FUTURE-PLANS#Read this Storyline book and plan your own.

How to Plan For a Successful Future: 11 Steps (with Pictures)http://www.wikihow.com/Plan-For-a-Successful-Future

“I really want to make it in life, but I don’t know how!” Success is something that is inherently built into us from the moment we are educated, to the moment we land that first job, as something to strive for.

Five ways to say goodbye to your graduating studentshttp://www.edutopia.org/blog/five-ways-to-say-goodbye-graduating-students-rebecca-alber

Edutopia blogger Rebecca Alber offers five classroom end-of-the-year activities for engaging your graduating students.