I polled family/friends/anyone and everyone to compile over a dozen pages of short blurbs/quotes from real people about how reading and writing is used on an everyday basis across career fields. I received responses from dozens of fields (industrial work, social services, science and medicine, sports administration, and computer programming, just to name a few). I then printed the quotes on colorful paper and arranged them on my "English in Every Job" bulletin board, allowing students to see qui