Student Comments from Take Our Kids to Work Day, 2000

“Job Shadow Day was really great and I had a really good time. Now that I know what the real world is like, it got me into gear at school because I realized that you have to get really good marks in school to really get a good life and a cool job like my dad’s.”

David Virro, 2000

“I have gained a much better understanding of the world, and I can’t wait until I get there!”

Brittany Black, 2000

“I really enjoyed take your kids to work day nor because I got to miss a day of school but it gave me an insight of what my dad does for a living.”

Reuben Fernandes, 2000

“Spending a day at work in a pharmacy was a great experience! I would enjoy doing it again!”

Jacqueline Ma, 2000

“My day with Marilyn Denis was a day filled with educational fun. I met many people and learned many things about the radio and behind the scenes of a television show.”

Marika Hatzifilalithas, 2000

“I would live to have my dad’s job; it is so interesting and there is so much around it… maybe I will keep this in mind when choosing my career.”

Ava Tanton, 2000

“I gained an understanding not only of the business world, dowtown Toronto, the Stock market, NCE, but above all… I learned about my dad.”

Geordie MacNeill, 2000

“Anaesthegiology is a very interesting profession, and Sunnbrook hospital is a very appropriate place to practice it. I realized just how much they cared about the health of their patients and that made me feel better about the society that we live in.”

Keelan de Lacy, 2000

“The most surprising thing about my mom’s job to me was how much she actually helps seniors.”

Diane Rutherford, 2000

“The thing that surprised me the most was… how much a doctor cares about their patients.”

Joanna Wong, 2000

“Job Shadow Day was a great experience. It lets you learn more about how certain businesses are run and how they should be run. Also, it gives you a different perspective on what going to work and having a job is like.”

Anthony Valela, 2000

“Take our Kids to Work Day is a very informative program and gives students a taste of the real world.”

Ara Basmadjian

“Overall, I thought my experience was very worthwhile. I was able to see two babies being born (and I even got to cut the umbilical cord of one of them!!).”

Sara Peters, 2000

“The day was a very interesting experience for me. Seeing all the surgery was fascinating and gross at the same time.”

Jon Eng, 2000

“During the day I was surprised to find how busy obstetricians really are. There seemed to be a baby being born almost every hour or more.”

Lara Feasby, 2000

Overall, my day with my dad was fun and informative. Surgeons work very long hours and it was neat to see what my dad did all day.

Sabrina Conrad, 2000

“It was very interesting to spend the day with a General Practitioner. Now I wish to become a doctor someday too, so I can help people to become healthier.”

Andrea Lam, 2000

“The atmosphere was exciting and full of energy and life. I never knew that my dad’s job was that exciting.”

Justin Sukhraj, 2000

“Comstat Capital Sciences Inc. was an interesting company to visit, and it has inspired me to view business as an opportunity to learn useful, everyday skills. Take our Kids to Work Day turned out to be splendid indeed!”

Lehti Keelmann, 2000

“It almost makes you want to grow up faster.”

Mike Peters, 2000