Is It Too Late to Change Direction? James Cameron on Switching Paths and Subject Selection

If you are navigating subject selection or university pressure with your young person, this gives real perspective. Changing direction is often growth, not failure. This is a TITANIC episode. (See what we did there?). Have you ever started down a path because it seemed right, only to realise it did not fit? James Cameron is a teacher, mentor and outdoor education specialist who began university on one course and chose to shift, not because he could not cope, but because he was paying attention to who he was becoming. Working inside schools, he sees how quickly young people tie their identity to subjects, scores and labels, and how his own greatest strengths were relational rather than academic. For parents wondering whether it is too late for their child to change direction, James offers reassurance and clarity. Relationship-building outlasts any exam result. What you’ll discover: • What it feels like to change university course partway through • Why changing direction is often growth, not failure • Navigating subject selection and university pressure • How young people tie identity to subjects, scores and labels • Why relationship-building outlasts any exam result • Choosing growth over comfort when something doesn't fit Sometimes the most important step forward is having the courage to adjust course. 🔗 Discover more about Rise Outdoors here: https://riseoutdoors.com.au/ Check out James on Loz's previous podcast episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3aaJzeQdawQyZQ5KdWbUoC?si=ft0n-dFSQzecew_4dnch-A More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School is hosted by Laura Pitt and Dan Steele, a former teacher and award-winning school leader on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. New episodes fortnightly. Subscribe to follow along.