What happens if you talk to the school counselor?

You decide to talk to her teacher, who reacts to your conversation by calling Cheresa’s parents to say, “The school counselor is encouraging Samuel to be a girl and leaving you in the dark about it.”

How many kids don’t have a school counselor?

If they’re lucky, they have a school counselor to talk to about it. Unfortunately, nearly 1 in 5 students don’t have access to a school counselor at all. That’s 8 million children with no support system.

Why are college counselors under so much pressure?

As a result, counselors are under a lot of pressure to ensure advisees apply to and get accepted to those elite schools. In general, the same principles that apply to parents apply to college counselors. For better or worse, however, college counselors are beholden to their schools and parents even more than to students.

What’s the problem with high school counselors?

Consequently, the majority of counselors arrive at high schools ignorant about critical college issues even though for many families a bachelor’s degree represents the second biggest expense they will ever face. In my opinion, this is truly scandalous.

You decide to talk to her teacher, who reacts to your conversation by calling Cheresa’s parents to say, “The school counselor is encouraging Samuel to be a girl and leaving you in the dark about it.”

As a result, counselors are under a lot of pressure to ensure advisees apply to and get accepted to those elite schools. In general, the same principles that apply to parents apply to college counselors. For better or worse, however, college counselors are beholden to their schools and parents even more than to students.

Are there any school counselors who go to college?

Public school counselors, who can devote their time exclusively to college admissions, are a rare luxury. Many private schools use their college counseling services as a lure for attracting students, but there is definitely no guarantee that these counselors are experts either. I have run into plenty who aren’t. What Do You Think?

Who are the site supervisors for school counselors?

School counseling site supervisors and school counselor educators are the preservice trainers and first teachers to help school counseling students develop the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes to become successful school counselors.