Changed Impressions

The one thing that I read from the material that I really didn't think about was that secondary counselors are preparing the students into adult life. The quote which really made me thing about that is, "High school is the final transition into adulthood and the world of work as students begin separating from parents and exploring and defining their independence." With all the issues that teens have to deal with it, it really sunk in that yes, this is the final source of guidance outside of their families to prepare them for adult life. If they don't have the family support at home, I can see how much more of a challenge a counselors job can be. One thing that I mentioned in my post about what do I believe counselors do on a daily basis, a quote sums up everything that I thought believed they do. "This mission is accomplished through the design, development, implementation, and evaluation, of a comprehensive, developmental and systematic, school-counseling program." When I look at that quote, I immediately thought, that's a lot to deal with one student, however if you have the students with the last name of A-D, that is a lot of students to deal with! Even though I don't come into contact with a lot of counselors during the day, I know now that they definitely have a lot on their plate to deal with. I just wish that a lot more people knew the information that we know about them, as well as the workload for teachers.