Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of
Education recently penned a letter about school counselors and the importance
of school counseling.
Check out this letter at:
Some quotes from that letter are:
“I want to call attention to the urgent need for highly effective school counselors and discuss the importance of amplifying the impact of school counselors on students’ academic success, social-emotional well-being, and college and career readiness.”
“I want to call attention to the urgent need for highly effective school counselors and discuss the importance of amplifying the impact of school counselors on students’ academic success, social-emotional well-being, and college and career readiness.”
“School counselors are pivotal in helping students manage
their academic programs as well as the inevitable life events that may threaten
students’ ability to succeed in school. Yet, as the Civil Rights Data
Collection recently found, one in five American high schools operates without
any school counselors on staff.”
“Schools that do employ counselors may not use them to full
advantage. Despite the critical role school counselors play in supporting
students’ college and career readiness, they often are asked to perform many
“non-counseling” duties that can distract from their core work and ultimately
leave students without the individualized attention they need to complete their
academic course work, successfully navigate the college admissions and
financial aid processes, and/or prepare for productive careers.”
I believe counselors are more important than ever. In my experiences with business and industry,
I have heard them also talk about the importance of career counseling and
career development, more so than previously.
Yet we still see when resources are in trouble, counselors are often first
on the chopping block. Duncan made some
fine points in his letter-now if we can only see those points be put into
practice.
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