ADVISORY/Labor Secretary Alexis Herman to Chat Live With Kids On Freezone Online.Business/Education Editors ADVISORY...for Mon. (Aug. 28) CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2000 In the new economy, it's no secret that tomorrow's workforce will be exponentially ex·po·nen·tial adj. 1. Of or relating to an exponent. 2. Mathematics a. Containing, involving, or expressed as an exponent. b. more tech-savvy than in previous generations. But how should today's kids prepare for their careers? And what are the jobs of the future? Soon, kids on FreeZone Online (http://freezone.com), a leading Web community for kids 8 to 14, will get to ask the ultimate job counselor. Just in time for kids to head back to school, FreeZone will host a live chat with Alexis M. Herman, United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Secretary of Labor. Please join us: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Central Time Monday, August 28, 2000 http://FreeZone.com In one of FreeZone's popular adult-monitored chat rooms, kids will discuss with Herman the top 10 fastest growing jobs in the United States, as well as how teens old enough to work can stay healthy and safe as they get the all-important first job. They'll learn from Herman about what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. with child labor child labor, use of the young as workers in factories, farms, and mines. Child labor was first recognized as a social problem with the introduction of the factory system in late 18th-century Great Britain. issues around the globe, and how laws in the United States protect them. They'll also ask questions and get advice about when and how to start saving for retirement. "In your career, how far you go is determined by how much you know," said Herman, who is the first African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. ever to lead the Labor Department The Department of Labor (DOL) administers federal labor laws for the Executive Branch of the federal government. Its mission is "to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working . "I'm delighted to reach out to responsible Web sites such as FreeZone to empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems kids to shape the future." FreeZone Online was founded in 1995 as one of the first community sites on the Internet and is one of the only kids sites that is fully monitored by pre-screened, specially trained adult employees. With more than 641,000 registered users and more than 6.1 million page views each month, Chicago-based FreeZone Online is part of The FreeZone Network, which also includes the companion FreeZone Weekly educational newspaper page. The FreeZone Network empowers youth with the communication, technical and emotional skills necessary to succeed in all aspects of their lives. |
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