Gwinnett teachers explore other careers
Some Gwinnett County teachers got a lesson Tuesday in what it’s like to work in a hospital operating room. A few had an opportunity to work on their acting skills. Others spent part of the day at Google.
These 40 teachers weren’t playing hooky. They were shadowing people in other professions, an annual affair put together by Georgia’s largest school district that it hopes will help teachers in the classroom.
“By engaging in these activities, the teachers will learn how classroom content and learning strategies are applied in the workplace,” said Jody Reeves, executive director of Gwinnett’s Academies and Career & Technical Education.
State leaders have raised concerns in recent years that students are graduating without many of the skills employers need for their businesses. Gwinnett paired up teachers Tuesday with Gwinnett Medical Center, acclaimed director Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company, Georgia Power, Cox Communications and other companies.
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Eric Stirgus joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2001. He currently writes about higher education and has assisted in the newsroom’s COVID-19 vaccine coverage. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Eric is active in the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists and the Education Writers Association and enjoys mentoring aspiring journalists.
