Job shadowing at ADS Part 2

Good morning everyone! Im still excited to be taken part of this community. You learn much from job shadowing and my time spend at A.D.S. was taken well. During my visit last week, you could say I got lucky: I took part of a picnic style pot-luck luncheon that included the employee of the year award presentation! I was there and enjoyed the way employees interacted with each other. There's definitely a warm sense of family at this workplace and everyone had a relaxing time. Their production department and accounting get along pretty well, and the management team is friendly to their employees.

One day I was in charge of creating an Imperial Valley Newspaper ad for the Sizzler restaurant co. I was impressed to see how fast their computers are compared to the ones at school. The reaction time between servers and the computer software is tremendous. Most of the graphics (Picture, Logos etc.) are located inside their servers.

Overall, I believe that I had gained the experience that any of my students may get once hired by a company like this one; and I truly believe we are working towards the same goals inside my classroom to bring my students up to par.

Other lessons I learned:

A) Anyone can learn the computer software - not everyone can be fast enough to meet strict deadlines.

B) Newspaper businesses like this one are adapting their workforce with newer technology.

C) Outsourcing. We need to prepare students with enough technology, enough courage and discipline to meet the challenges of companies.

Everyone is looking to outsource their workload since other countries wages are cheaper compared to what we are used to here in the States; and our students must leave school prepare for that too.

Thanks Work Based Learning for this forum of communication ~ I truly enjoyed the experience!

~ Enrique Perez

Digital Imaging and Design Instructor

CTE/CVHS