Community Forum on Job Shadowing in St. Paul High Schools May 17 - 28 http://www.stpauljobshadow.org
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At 12:35 PM -0700 5/24/04, M Charles Swope wrote:
Law firms, I think, would be reluctant to participate. The confidential nature of the lawyer/client relationship simply wouldn't allow an outsider like a high school student to be in a position to observe a lawyer's work.
This might reflect a misconception about job shadowing or confuse it with a long term relationship like an internship.
A job shadow is a short term visit by a student to observe someone at work, it might last 4, 6, or 8 hours - depending upon the student and the host.
I'm certain, that IF a lawyer were interested in hosting a student, they could find 4 hours in which they weren't engaged in "confidential" work - or CREATE 4 hours of non-confidential work.
A number of concerns have been raised about the safety of students, confidentiality issues, or that students would be bored. Most all of these concerns can be dealt with and have been dealt with by others in similar situations.
I'm not suggesting these aren't legitimate concerns, only that they can be dealt with by an individual or company willing to commit the time.
I guess, the real question is - how realistic is it, to expect private businesses - law offices, consultants, architects, or health professionals - to commit a half day or full day to involving a student in their work (assuming that modifications or adjustments to their regular work day would have to be made, which costs something).
I'm told that St. Paul students have been brought into observe "open heart surgery" - so, I think that the complications of bringing a student into a law office or research facility can be dealt with, if the business wants to.
Is it realistic to assume that we can find enough businesses that "want to" help us accommodate every 10th grader in the city of St. Paul for 4-6 hours?
That is the question.....
Best wishes,
Tim Erickson Hamline Midway [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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