After researching the roles of school counselors, I have found many different rewards and challenges they face in their jobs. The rewards can be huge for some counselors, and seem to be very satisfying. But, the challenges of this job can seem to out way some of the rewards.
Some of the main rewards that counselors see in their job are students making something of themselves. It seems it would be a huge reward to a counselor to watch a poverty stricken students become valedictorian and go to a wonderful college. Or, see a teen mom graduate with honors, and much more. Also, a large reward in this job could be having their school make AYP after losing its accreditation. This is a huge feat in which many schools face.
But, the challenges of this job are of many. Some of the main challenges faced by counselors are having their students pass standardized test, keeping AYP, handling scheduling issues, interpreting racial discrepancies, etc. The one thing that seems to be a huge challenge for them thought, is time management. Having a job with so many aspects can really take up a huge amount of time and really make time management a problem. Their job is by far one of the most rewarding and challenging in the educational field.
I particularly agree with the portion of your post about challenges and time management. It seems counselors must be Jacks of all trades and Masters of everything, while the stopwatch is ticking. Agreeably, they do wear an awful lot of hats on any given day and handle alot. I also in agree that counselors are an essential link in the educational chain.
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