Positives

• The interviewee does a great job of defining and explaining content-specific terms.
• Students feeling overwhelmed with career decisions will be comforted by a story of someone who tried a few different things before finding what they wanted to do.

Additional Prerequisites

• Some students may need the terms ecological, soft skills, linguistics, marginalize, and others defined before reading the article.
• Researching the pervasiveness of house insecurity may provide students with helpful background for understanding the program mentioned.

Differentiation

• Creative writing students can write about a character's day as an ecological restoration training coordinator.
• After reading the article, students can discuss the merits of technical skills versus people skills in the workplace.
• Students can research how funding from various sources impacts people in these careers.
• Language arts students can write persuasive essays convincing organizations to fund this program or can learn about grant writing and its role in nonprofit and governmental organizations.
• Students can research the Green Start program and how they restore ecosystems and improve their community.