It’s Your Future! Catalyst’s Career Guide for High School Girls
Catalyst Staff
1984
Doing some quick math, I realized that 1984’s high school age girls are now in their mid forties. Maybe this library hangs on to this career book in case some of us from the old days want to revisit the dreams that never came true. A foreward by Jane Pauley in 1984 is cool. Today, however, not so sure! I wonder how many teens know who she is?
Mary
15 responses so far ↓
Ash // August 11, 2009 at 7:21 pm |
erm. I was born in 1979, and I have no idea who she is… however, I am about to look it up, so on the bright side someone is learning something from this book!
Kate // August 11, 2009 at 8:16 pm |
I thought I knew who Jane Pauley is, but now that I think about it, all I know is that she has twins named Ross and Rachel. I guess I’m out of the loop, though in my defense, I was born after this book was published.
Anyway, I think it’s safe to say that career books need to be weeded after 25 years.
zhoen // August 11, 2009 at 9:23 pm |
I graduated in 1980, and I’m 47, so for anyone graduating in 1984 — well, if you haven’t got it together by 50, the advice of teenage girls might not be the first place to go for career advice.
A lot of these books are better served online these days.
rick // August 11, 2009 at 11:52 pm |
wow this career guide will mention nothing of the Internet. That pretty cool
MM // August 12, 2009 at 12:25 am |
I remember her having a TV show…Real World or Real Life or something like that. But I don’t know very much about her. (I was born in ‘81)
WeedingGirl // August 12, 2009 at 8:30 am |
Jane Pauley? She must not have followed the advice in this book, because her career really went down the tubes compared to her peers, who were all breaking glass ceilings at the time. Even Barbara Walters is still working! Don’t just weed this book, shred it.
neverfirst // August 12, 2009 at 9:37 am |
I graduated in 1984 and most of us are 43 this year. That makes us in our EARLY forties (41-42-43), the mid-forties are 44-45-46 and the late forties are 47-48-49. Yes, this is a very important distinction because I didn’t read the book so I don’t understand who I am so I couldn’t decide what I wanted to be. I only know that I don’t want to be in my MID-forties.
Jane Pauley is noted for coming out with bi-polar disorder as well.
zhoen // August 12, 2009 at 10:24 am |
Apparently I can’t differentiate addition and subtraction when I’m tired. So if you deleted both my comments, I’d be much obliged.
MJ // August 12, 2009 at 11:01 am |
I don’t know who jane pauley is either… was she an snl cast member?
Jami // August 12, 2009 at 12:36 pm |
I was sitting here trying to remember what I wanted to do back in 1984. I was 9 years old and grew up on reruns cause my parents wouldn’t get cable. My big career dreams were being on Lawerence Welk or singing a duet with Sammy Davis Jr.
Both of which are career dreams that’ll never come true. Along with riding alongside The Lone Ranger and Tonto – maybe a team up along the way with Zorro.
And yes, this is one I agree needs to be weeded. It would only be good as a research tool for someone writing a script or book that takes place in the 80s.
JudiJ // August 12, 2009 at 9:25 pm |
Hi ALB. Have you seen your writeup in the British Newspaper, the Guardian. Way to go! We’ve known about you for ages (feeling smug), but now your fame has spread. Well done.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/aug/12/library-books
marykelly48 // August 12, 2009 at 9:27 pm |
Thanks! We love the article.
Mary
Cathy // August 13, 2009 at 12:17 am |
In 1984 my goal was to…umm…yeah I had no goals then. I wasn’t conceived until 85. This book would be interesting to read now for fun, but definitely no good for a library.
I also have no idea who Jane Pauley might be.
jamisings // August 13, 2009 at 10:47 am |
She’s a journalist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Pauley
I assume it’s the same Jane Pauley at least. I know lots of people have the same first and last names.
I vaguely remember her as a kid. When my parents wouldn’t let me watch Star Trek reruns and instead forced me to watch the news with them.
Christina // August 16, 2009 at 12:05 am |
Well I too was 9 in 1984 and I remember watching Jane Pauley on one of the major network morning shows. However, seeing as I really haven’t watched too much tv since, I had no idea that she was no longer a well known anchor. Also, as someone in the travel industry, I venture to guess that the 1984 info is still relevent in my field. Yes we have computers now but most agents I know tend to shun every system upgrade until it’s no longer supported.