My prior knowledge of a guidance counselor I thought was detailed. I've never doubted that guidance counselors had their share of responsibilities and have always felt they were a vital part of a student's success. However, after the readings I am now more certain than ever that counselors have their fair share of administrative duties, strict deadlines to adhere to. Within this semester, I see some of the actions taking place by our counselors that were noted on their calendar activity reading. Some duties that were mentioned in the reading I would have never contributed to the counselors seeing that I see others present the information. Now looking back, the data had to come from somewhere, the counselors.
I will even go as far to say, guidance counselors are teachers in their own right. They wear multiple hats as we do. Their dealings with the student body are the same as ours in the classroom, serving as counselor, cheerleader, ATM, Marta, the list goes on.
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I agree completely TSS. I too was fairly sure that the counselors had their hands full as the rest of us do, but not to the extent that was elaborated in in this reading. I know our counseling Dept. has a large number of Administrative assignments on top of keeping students in a good mind frame, steering them onto the right path, keeping contacts with the local colleges and recruiting offices, aiding in work-based learning and duel enrollment. The list goes on. Even though my impression of them has not changed, I do have a higher respect for what they do in our schools after this assignment.
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