Celeste Rodela
Haven Abedin
English 1301-21013
December 10, 2016
Art has always been my passion
and even though my family is supportive about my love for art, they haven’t always
been fans of doing it as a career because everyone has heard of the “Broke
Artist” stereotype. Luckily, they were supportive enough to let me attend
Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts for all four
years of high school. Even though I excelled in my skills in my art classes, I wasn’t
and still am not about what I want to do as a career, not only does that worry
me but of course, my family too. I know I want to do something with design
(art) but my family doesn’t think it’s a financially stable choice and bring up
options like being a registered nurse, a job that pays well and will always be
in demand. For now I’m attending Brookhaven Community College to do my basics
and some art classes so I can hopefully figure out what I want to do in life
without spending a ridiculous amount of money at a University or prestigious Art
school. With only some support coming from my family I can definitely relate to
the advice seeking student.
The student doesn’t know what career path
to take so he or she wants to start off in a community college but his or her
family wants him or her to go to a University and the lifestyle they live, the parents
choose his or her career to be financially stable. She or he doesn’t know what
path to choose because she or he doesn’t want to be abandoned by his or her
family. Breman starts off with apologizing for how the student feels but
ensures him or her that he or she is not alone. She brings up how many students
also feel that way. Breman decides to explore different options with the
student. First, she suggests having a trusted teacher or guidance counselor to
help consult the student the student about his or her feelings. She tells the
student to really communicate with their family, particularly about the
benefits of attending a community college and especially if she or he isn’t sure
about what they want to major in. she then discusses how the student should
visit a community college to discuss honors classes, financial aid and
scholarships to talk about the benefits of each. This will also help with the students
time worries because if she or he does his or her core classes at the community
college his or her time and money won’t be wasted. Breman then brings up if the
students’ parents are still disagreeing and what his or her last option could then
be. She tells the student to look into his or her family’s options and “visit a
university or two.’ She feels that the student should try to have more communication
but also explore his or her options and actually speak to both type of school advisers.
I think what I found the most helpful
about Breman’s response was that she made sure the student had options like
what he or she should do if they visit a community college and what he or she
should discuss with the adviser or what they should do if they decided to visit
a University, focusing in on the fact if they haven’t declared a major. I believe
that’s a great option because that’s that situation I was going through in high
school, I wish I would have read this article earlier because I decided to
choose the community college course rout, which I’m glad I chose because its saved
me a lot of money, it just would have been a great benefit to know I had other
options.
Breman did a good job of thoroughly explain
what options to consider and what actions to take. I fell the student should
now have an idea of what path to take and consider reading her feedback to his
or her family and they might even look into both options themselves. I will definitely
have to read this to my family and see if they think I chose the right path and
maybe they’ll have more of an understanding of why I chose this path.
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