PLN Entry 1- 10.2

Looking through the different blogs on "2 Cents Worth", one in particular caught my eye: "10.2" this blog talks about all the jobs a man named Doug has had. It appeared interesting to me about all of these jobs. It says that people hold on average 10.2 jobs between the ages of 18 and 38, but Doug has had alot more then only 10. He has washed cars, made picture frames and stamps, delivered newspapers, and played music in bands. He's worked as an operator and set up man in a machine shop to moving furniture and playing guitar. I could not imagine how many jobs he kept up with, and takes much hard work. I think having jobs builds up your character and perseverance as you get older. It makes young adults know what working actually means and what it is like to work for something they want. Doug taught himself many things- playing guitar, writing software, coding web pages, and self-publishing a book. Also it states that kids need to be taught to teach themselves rather then being taught by others, having a job and working at it; step by step, teaches you something is what matters. This would relate to our class because we need to work hard in every way we can on everything and learn new things and apply them to ourselves; possibly teaching ourselves something. This would connect to the world because many people have experienced more then one job, they can define what it is like to work for something. Some have taught theirselves many things from their childhood growing up.