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STUDENTS• Welding School Locator • Scholarships • Interviews with Scholarship Recipients • Social Networking • Jobs In Welding • Tips for Parents • Crossword Puzzle Answers Profiled Individual: Caleb Hastings Robotics Welder The Shaw Group Cliffside, NC  Right now I'm working at the site of a powerplant addition in North Carolina. I'm doing orbital welding using robotics.
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Paul Edwards Research Engineer Boeing Seattle, WA  My focus is friction-stir welding of titanium parts. Friction-stir welding is a solid-state joining process that softens rather than melts metals.
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 TIPS FOR PARENTS Did your child build elaborate castles out of blocks as a toddler? Did he glue the remote control to the television? Does she like to work on cars? These may be signs your child has a natural instinct for welding. Welders understand that by joining things together, they are creating more useful products. Sharing the Dream The earlier teens start thinking about what kind of career they would enjoy, the better off they’ll be. Just because they change aspirations every six months doesn’t mean they aren’t dedicated. They are trying on different possibilities to find the right fit. You can help in this process by asking questions and guiding them to resources that will give them answers. The U.S. Department of Education’s Think College Website (www.ed.gov/ stdents/prep/college/thinkcollege/edlite-index.html) can help. It includes basic questions about desired education levels, sources of funding for higher education and tips for picking the right school. Another way to spend a productive afternoon is at the Vocational Information Center Welding and Metalworking Career Guide (www.khake.com/ page29.html). You will find career descriptions, skill requirements, schools and job-market statistics. You can also help your teen get a part-time job or internship. Even if it is unpaid volunteer work, it will help prepare him or her for college and narrow the choices. Get Personal Share your career choices with your teens. Talk about what you do, how you got to where you are and your goals for the future. Take your child to see where you work and why you get up in the morning. You can do this through the national Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day (www.daughtersandsonstowork. org) or on your own, informally. Use the experience as an opportunity to ask questions. What do they think about the prospect of doing something similar? What would be more interesting? What are their income and lifestyle goals? What is realistic? Do you have an interesting career in construction? Volunteer to speak in your teen’s classroom or at a career day. Who knows, it just may get you fired up about going to work tomorrow. Encourage your teens to do the best they can regardless of their educational goals. Whether their future includes college or technical school will depend on the individual student but make sure they get a high school diploma. Counsel your student to take as many courses in math and science as possible. If your child hasn’t caught the “math is fun” bug yet, try finding a summer math camp at www.ams.org/employment/mathcamps.html or check out www.sciserv.org. Math and science skills will help them in work and everyday life. Teach them to speak and write effectively. Regardless of their career choice, the ability to communicate is essential in today’s world.
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