students will consider one of their academic of career-related goals for the future and explain how the decisions they make now will affect their ability to accomplish the goal. If necessary, allow students to research what will be required to achieve the goal. students should write a paper, one to two papers in length, which describes the goal for the future. The following should be included in the paper: the decision they are making today which will affect their ability to accomplish the goal, actions they must complete to reach the goal and how these actions will affect their future