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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
"Percieved Roles"
Counseling is one of the major arts in education. Most students' very livelihoods begin and end with their school's counselor. Helping students to navigate their way through school is just one of their many tasks that they are faced with. They also are required to handle all students' records as they are promoted, retained, detained and or transfer to other places. The very acadamic thread of EVERY student that enters and exits a school becomes the responsibility of a counselor. I truly dont think people give counselors the praise or the respect that they truly deserve for all they do. They inspire those who feel hopless, they comfort those that are homeless. They embrace those that are cluelsess and try to show them that do have a place! They indeed provide support in more ways than just doing schedules and handling records, they help handle our children's lives. Councelors are mothers and fathers away from home.
I found your insights very touching. When you stated "Most students' very livelihoods begin and end with their school's counselor"; it made me think of how many things we do not know about our students. Your insight into the inspiration of counselor, to those who feel hopless and/or homeless, drove home the fact of how important it is for someone to care about them that do not issue a grade for their performance. Your statement was true that councelors are mothers and fathers away from home. You helped me to focus again on the fact that for some, school may just be their home and/or safe place. You made me think, I appreciate your comments.
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