Maharashtra Board Class 9 Self development and Art Appreciation Chapter 8 Careers PDF Download

Careers

Tuning in to the inner voice

Objectives

Be able to explain the term 'career' and its importance in their own words.

Be able to identify their own interest, capabilities and opportunities.

Be able to apply the career magic framework to choose potential career areas for themselves.

Be able to awareness about the broad 7 fields of interest available after 10th grade.

Be able to assess the opportunities and challenges in the potential career area of their choice.

What Does A Career Mean To You?

Career is a means of earning a lot of money. Yes or No

Career is the work you do from morning to evening. Yes or No

Career is all about being famous and successful. Yes or No

What Is A Career?

A Career is a pathway to achieve happiness and excellence leading to growth in one's life.

When a person works in the field of his or her liking and has the capabilities to excel in the same with persistence and commitment, it will always lead to the growth of the person.

Happiness is doing something you like. Excellence is when you already have or develop the capability needed to excel in the field of your liking over a period of time. Growth is in the form of money, respect, mental satisfaction, goodwill, fame etc.

Teacher's Note

Sachin Tendulkar is a good example. He loved cricket and worked hard to become great. This shows how interest and hard work lead to success.

Exam Trick

Remember: Career = Happiness + Excellence + Growth. This simple formula will help you in exams. Just remember what each part means.

Points to Remember

A career is not just about making money.
It is about doing work you love and are good at.
Growth means success in many forms - money, respect, fame, and happiness.
Hard work and commitment help you reach excellence in your field.

A Career Magic Framework As A Guideline For Careers

Interest refers to anything that you like to do, makes you happy, makes you lose the sense of time while doing it continuously. Interest is always internal to a person.

Capability refers to the ability, capacity, power, potential, knowledge, skill required for doing something. Capability is both inherent as well as acquired and developed by training, practice and feedback over a period of time. A person is always motivated to work hard to develop capabilities in his or her area of interest.

Opportunity refers to the society's need or demand for a particular type of work for which the society is ready to pay. This need or demand creates job or business opportunities. Opportunity is mostly external to the person.

In the Career Magic Framework intersection of Interest, Capability and Opportunity leads to a good Career. If you keep even one of the three aside, then what will remain is either your Hobby, Job or Dream. It is very important to understand the difference between a Hobby, Job, Dream and a Career.

Teacher's Note

Think of a farmer in your village. If he loves farming, knows how to farm well, and people buy his crops, that is a career. If he only loves it but cannot farm well, it is just a dream.

Exam Trick

Remember: Career needs all three - Interest + Capability + Opportunity. If you have only two, it becomes a hobby, job, or dream. Write this formula in your exam.

Points to Remember

Interest is what you love to do.
Capability is what you are good at doing.
Opportunity is what society needs and will pay for.
A true career has all three together.
Without one of them, you have a hobby, job, or dream - not a career.

Understanding The Difference Between A Dream, Hobby, Job And A Career

Dream = Interest + Opportunity – Capability

Interest: 'A' is interested in becoming an actor.

Capability: 'A' is very shy and lazy and cannot act well.

Opportunity: There are many opportunities for actors and actors earn well.

Thus being a good actor could only be a dream for 'A'. To make a career in acting, it will have to be supported with hard work and training to develop the capability to act.

Hobby = Interest + Capability – Opportunity

Interest: 'B' is interested in reading books.

Capability: 'B' can read books up to 100 pages per day.

Opportunity: There are no opportunities to earn money for only reading books.

Thus reading books could only remain a hobby for 'B' unless it is complimented with some form of educational course that will lead to an opportunity.

Job = Capability + Opportunity – Interest

Interest: 'C' loves Mathematics and Science.

Capability: 'C' is born in a family with a background of music and has the natural talent and capability to sing.

Opportunity: There are many opportunities for good singers to earn money and fame.

Thus 'C' being a singer could only be a job for which 'C' gets paid.

Teacher's Note

Your son or daughter may love painting but have no one willing to buy their paintings. That is a hobby, not a career. But if people need and buy paintings, then with practice it can become a career.

Exam Trick

Use this trick: Dream needs hard work to get capability. Hobby needs opportunity to get paid. Job needs interest to become a career. This will help you remember all four types.

Points to Remember

A Dream is something you love but cannot do well yet.
A Hobby is something you love and do well but cannot earn money from.
A Job is work you do well and earn from but do not love.
A Career is when you love the work, do it well, and earn money from it.
All four are different and important to understand.

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