Comment 1

Hal, I was reading the last paragraph of your blog when you stated after previewing the qualifications and observing the duties and responsibilities of the guidance counselors you will stick to teaching. I agree whole heartily because even today the guidance counselor along with the psychologist was trying to get a group together to talk with at risk kids who have paramount problems at home and coping with the problems have become unbearable for these kids. One of the guidance counselors came to me and asked would I be interested in becoming a mentor with male at risk students, which I agreed. In the environment that we teach in we are trying to save kids lives and teach them academics at the same time. The counselors here are dealing with crisis day in and day out and they perform beautifully. I have always had the deepest respect for our guidance counselors on the jobs they perform daily ans again I agree with Hal, I think I will stay in the classroom.