Twelve years in the past, I wrote a somewhat pompous viral article titled “Why my youngster can be your youngster’s boss.” Granted, the headline was designed to get hits, however I actually imagine the ideas the Swiss faculties espouse, particularly independence.
The kid within the article graduated from secondary faculty earlier this month, and I’m sorry to say he isn’t anybody’s boss but. Granted, he’s 16, so there may be time. However so far as independence goes, he and a buddy are off on a nine-hour hike right this moment. I’m very grateful he can do that with out my assist.
However I needed to inform you what he’s doing subsequent, apart from mountaineering: Schnupperwochen.
The Swiss mini-internship philosophy
Don’t fear, I’ll translate. Schnupperwochen are week-long mini-internships at numerous firms. He’s scheduled to do 10 or 12 of them. Why? As a result of he needs to determine what he needs to do.
Whereas I completely adore Swiss kindergarten and the independence it fosters, the Swiss faculty system is much from excellent. I strongly dislike the strain they placed on younger teenagers to determine what their profession path can be. My son has achieved a number of internship weeks at numerous firms and numerous jobs and nonetheless doesn’t know what he needs to do. After pushing again on the calls for that he determine now, we realized a few hybrid program that mixes internships and lecturers.
He’s opted for a yr the place he’ll go to high school half the time and spend the opposite half making an attempt out a wide range of careers.
