AY Honors/Barbering and Hairstyling/Answer Key
1. Spend a minimum of five hours observing a licensed master barber/hairstylist while at work.
Start by asking permission to job shadow a barber or hairstylist for the day or a couple hours over several days.
During this exercise you should be able to learn the answers to the other requirements and demonstrate the required skills. Most barbers and hairstylists like to talk and will be happy to explain what they do and how they do it.
This honor will not make you into a barber or hairstylist (that takes weeks or months of school) but you should learn about the tools of the trade and gain an appreciation for this technical occupation that helps us all stay looking well groomed.
2. Name three essentials in the care of hair.
1. Washing 2. Brushing
3. Demonstrate the ability to give a shampoo correctly.
4. Be able to explain and demonstrate at least two methods of cutting hair.
5. Explain and demonstrate the purpose of at least two different kinds of combs used in cutting hair.
6. Explain and demonstrate the purpose of two different kinds of scissors.
7. Explain and demonstrate at least two purposes for the use of a clipper.
8. Write 500 words on what you learned during your apprenticeship.
This short report should cover the required knowledge in the honor and other things you learned. What is it like to be in hair care? What did you learn from the person you job shadowed?
