This site is a class blog space for new Career and Technical Specializations and Heathcare Science teachers enrolled in the New Teacher Institute (NTI) at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Interviewing a counselor became my assignment for the week. I feel this process helped understand what the counselors deal with and the stress at times they submit themselves to. Mr Hardy at Morrow High School became my task. I really feel comfortable speaking with him because from the first day at Morrow he helped me gain knowledge on how to recruit students for my program. When I first came to Morrow I actually had to go from class to class recruiting students to make my program of Criminal Justice interesting to the student body and he had a big hand in my success. I feel the program runs better when your administrators and counselors involve themselves. I have heard horror stories from other schools in my county how CRJU has become a dumping ground for students who continue to show bad behavior, but I beleive because of my relationship with the coounselors I receive students who really and truly want to learn about Criminal Justices Information. Couselors can make your studentgs who you receive be the blood line of your program.
I wish I would have done this when I started the CJ program at Ola last year. I ended up being a dumping ground right off the bat because students nor counselors knew anything about it. However, I really didn't know much about what to expect either...it was my first year teaching! I have slowly but surely started turning the program around yet the process hasn't been as easy one. I should have buddied up with a counselor on day one!
ReplyDeleteHi, Vincent - interesting history and thanks for sharing. Now that your program has a great 'rep', I'm sure that enrolling interested students won't be an serious issue moving forward. Keep up the good work!
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