K-6.3
Standard K-6: The student will demonstrate an understanding of different businesses in the community and the idea of work.
K-6.3 Match descriptions of work to the names of jobs in the school and local community, in the past and present, including jobs related to safety. (E, H)
It Is Essential For Students To Know:
- It is essential for students to know examples of jobs related to safety found in schools and the local community, both past and present. Such past and present jobs might include;
- a school master who is today called a principal.
- In the present we have the National Guard, while in the past we called them militia.
- Today we have a mayor and in the past a mayor might have been called a burgomaster.
- In the past we had a fire brigade and in the present we have firemen.
- Students need to understand that these jobs, both then and now, provide benefits for the whole community.
- Students should match past and present job descriptions.
It Is Not Essential For Students To Know:
- It is not essential for students to know the names of individual people in these positions.
- Students do not need to know about the training or skills required for these jobs.
- Students do not need to understand that the services provided from many of these jobs are public services and are paid for with taxation.
K-6.3 links to Important Information For Teachers