Positives

• The interviewee highlights a growth mindset and encourages readers to consider engineering despite the high levels of math required.
• Students can easily see the positives and negatives associated with this career path.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should know the terms soft skills, sustainable, and conservation before they read the document.
• It may benefit students to do some self-reflection to determine what they may like in a job, such as being able to work with their hands or outside and compare those elements to this job and other green careers.
• Students should understand how energy use impacts the environment.

Differentiation

• Students in geography classes can research Costa Rica and discuss cultural differences the interviewee may have encountered when they attended school in the United States.
• Science students can research how to lower their energy consumption or how to lower energy consumption as a society.
• Science teachers can pair this with a lesson about coral bleaching, as the interviewee cites learning about this as part of their inspiration for joining this field.
• Students can compare and contrast this career with other green careers and write about which one is the best fit for them and why.