Harmony School, 1998, Page 36

Description:	GreatExpectationsMommy, I wanna be a fireman when I growup. Daddy, can I be a policeman when I growup? Mommy, when I grow up, Im gonna be aballerina! Memories of our childhood wishesusually come to mind only as nostalgia, not sadmemories of wishes long dead. Why dont werecognize these former goals as the analysis ofpossible professions? Why do we assume thatthese professions cant ever be a result ofwishful thinking? Dont tell me that you havenever seen a big red fire truck, siren blaring as itrushes down the street to put out a blaze!Havent you also marveled at a beautiful displayof Tchaikovskys Nutcracker ? Surely thechildren who became these people never wishedto be a history professor, a car mechanic, or aplant inspector!To attempt to answer this question, Iwanted to ask around my school what childrenin grades ECP-12 would like for futureprofessions. Sadly, I was forced to use onlymiddle schoolers in my study due to timeconstraints. Nonetheless, I came up with somevery interesting results.I realize that it may seem a little strangethat I am writing about something souncontroversial as the recognition of futureprofessions, but remember, this is U, not theNew York Times !I received many answers of marinebiologist from those who I asked. I find thisvery interesting. Why should such a seeminglyinconspicuous profession become so popular? I
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