13. The Cave (or how academics and career meet)

In this episode, Bill Priestley examines how academics (not academic performance) and career choice are more connected than you think.  Using the analogy of a cave, Bill goes into the idea that exploration of the cave can be exciting.  However, once the light from the opening is gone, kids look for a way out - and they find it in the form of graduation.  But some students take a different path towards academics in how they use them to fuel their desire for a career - something they experience well past graduation day.  And it's by understanding this analogy that can give you, as parents a good idea about what your child is interested in by examining what "gems" they are going after.