Your most important job is to be a student. You need to learn as much as you can. Reading, writing, science, social studies and math are very important. You will learn good work habits by helping out at home, at school, in your community, in your church, or by volunteering at local businesses and nonprofit organizations. Any kind of work that you do will help to teach you how to relate to adults and peers in work situations. Some work is paid and some work is volunteer, but all work is important training. What you learn now will help you get the job(s) you want in the future.

A portfolio can be as simple as a filefolder to keep important information. It could be a collection of videotapes, DVDs, CD ROMs, pictures of yourself working, forms you have filled out, awards you have earned, and samples of your best work each year. You need to save these in your portfolio. This portfolio can be passed on from teacher to teacher, or kept at home.