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Defending the Role of School Counselor

by Sharon

Jul 31, 2011

Hello Everyone, I need a couple of good articles and/or research finding on defending the role of the school counselor in public schools. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thx.

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Certification / Special Training on Bullying

by Sharon

Jul 31, 2011

Hi Everyone, I've been to several workshop but they lack the real substance needed to address the issue in elementary school. Does anyone know of a good program and/or certification tract for bullying? If so, please share. Thx!

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Leah I do not know of a certification tract, but you may be interested in reading the following articles for elementary school counselors/teachers:

Educator's Guide to Bullying: Cliques and Put-Downs in Elementary School: Aggressive Girls; Assertiveness Training for Children. These are all found by clicking below.

There is also a DVD...See More

Aug 1, 2011

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patriot day- 9/11

by Monica

Aug 16, 2011

Does any one have any bulletin board ideas for Patriot's Day? K-5 grade school

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Leah I'm sorry that I don't, but you may get an idea from reading the following short article

Aug 16, 2011

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VirtualSchoolCounselor.com

by Virtual School Counselor

Aug 21, 2011

VirtualSchoolCounselor.com provides content for school counseling department website!

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Counselors everywhere are showing this motivational cartoon

by Randall

Aug 25, 2011

This free eight minute motivational cartoon is inspirting students everywhere. Counselors are showing it to students of all ages. Check it out at [link removed]

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Texting

by Leah

Aug 26, 2011

I have written a new article on Texting and Children that you may want to share with parents.

"Texting among children has increased dramatically and has become such an important part of children’s social lives that parents are concerned. Parents frequently know little about the content of the texts and with whom the child is texting. As...See More

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Motivation - Teenage boy

by Edith

Aug 27, 2011

Boy,16 years old, does not want a post secondary education because he wants to either create a business or to outsource his services when he'll graduate from high school. He is going in grade 11, had the highest average of his grade in the whole school in grade 10. He is spending most of his time programming and recently he created a web browser in...See More

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Edith Got SAT results, 98th percentile Math, 92 percentile CR and W. Where should he apply ? He is a resident in NY. He wants to play football and do computer programming.He does not like to write essays.

On 8/28/11, Jeb wrote: > On 8/28/11, Edith wrote: > > If his mother makes $40,000 a year or less - and he gets into Harvard > - he...See MoreGot SAT results, 98th percentile Math, 92 percentile CR and W. Where should he apply ? He is a resident in NY. He wants to play football and do computer programming.He does not like to write essays.

On 8/28/11, Jeb wrote: > On 8/28/11, Edith wrote: > > If his mother makes $40,000 a year or less - and he gets into Harvard > - he will qualify for a full scholarship. Of course getting into > Harvard isn't easy but... maybe he'd be intrigued by the idea of the > scholarships he'd qualify for. > > It's hard to be gung ho about college when your mother is a single > working mother and you have younger siblings - how will he pay for > college? That said, one of my students is now at Ursinus College and > they charge him $2,000 a year - total - for his tuition, room and board. > > And your student plays football too - scholarships are very possible > for this young man and even more possible if he's a minority. > Connections would help - have you started to talk about him and 'talk > him up' to your school's college guidance counselor? > > Rensselaer in New York is a great school for science-computer kids > that is generous with scholarships but I don't know what part of the > country you're in. Traveling distances is not going to be possible > for this kid but a football scholarship can come with a stipend. > > I take the approach with kids like this of encouraging them to 'beat > the test' when it comes to taking the ACT or SAT - I tell them the > test is written by people (and it is) trying to trip him up - can his > superior mind break the test? Very bright kids usually like the > challenge of that approach. > > His football coach should be kept in the loop - have you talked with > him? Football coaches are very connected people - they know the > college coaches and what scholarships are possible and they know how > to 'talk up' their players and help them get into the right colleges > and get the right kind of money to play football at those colleges. >> On 8/28/11, Jeb wrote: >>> On 8/27/11, Edith wrote: >>>> Boy,16 years old, does not want a post secondary education >>>> because he wants to either create a business or to outsource >>>> his services when he'll graduate from high school. He is >>>> going in grade 11, had the highest average of his grade in >>>> the whole school in grade 10. He is spending most of his >>>> time programming and recently he created a web browser in >>>> Python programming language with 600 lines of code. He is >>>> working on a new App for android which he says will be ready >>>> in about 18 months from now. Any idea on how to convince him >>>> to get a university degree rather than wasting his time on >>>> the computer and create a business which may fail ? Please >>>> advise. >>> >>> >>> Some people have to do it their own way and some kids talk a >>> big game about not going to college but then go. He has two >>> years ahead of him. One question would be - can his family >>> afford college?? These days many families are gulping when it >>> comes to college so first let's be sure that this boy's family >>> isn't hard pressed in these hard times. We can't work >>> independently of our students' families. >>> >>> If college is not a financial hardship for his family, then >>> simply tell him this - college is the most fun you'll ever >>> have. ( is that true or is this a very shy and awkward kid who >>> finds social interaction painful?) >>> >>> All that said, why do you think he's 'wasting his time' on the >>> computer? Is that what someone said to Bill Gates and Mark >>> Zuckerberg both of whom are now billionaires from writing code? >>> This student who is writing an app sounds very motivated to >>> me. Shawn Parker's first business of Napster failed but he's a >>> millionaire many times over now too. Many who venture into >>> business do fail their first time around but they gain valuable >>> experience from that. Our country needs - and badly - >>> independent thinkers willing to strike out on their own. I >>> don't think the kids who started Google finished college either. >>> >>> If you really want to influence this student or any other in >>> any way, it helps to first affirm what they're doing. This kid >>> can go to college anytime and once upon a time in America, it >>> was not a disgrace to go to work or try to start a business >>> before going to college. Now we herd kids into college like >>> lemmings. >>> >>> What does his family want for him? In any case, if you really >>> want him to go to college, affirm his current interest in not >>> going - otherwise he will dismiss you as 'not understanding >>> him' and 'not understanding modern realities' and dismiss your >>> advice as well. >>> >>> This boy has likely been Very Bored in high school and sees >>> college as simply an extension of high school. Take him to a >>> university with a sophisticated department of computer >>> technology - let him meet some of his own kind who also work on >>> Apps and the like. Tell him that to start his own business it >>> might help to take some courses in entreprenuership. Certainly >>> have him watch the Facebook movie and read about Shaun Parker's >>> experience so he knows how he can be taken advantage of in the >>> business world. >>> >> Thank you for the advice. He is bored in class, but is on the >> school football team and is the president of the science club.He >> participated to the physics olympiad but did not get any awards. >> His mother is a single mother, he has younger siblings and she is >> too busy working to help him. She would like him to get a college >> education. I am going to follow your advice, thank you.

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Jeb On 6/17/12, Edith wrote: > Got SAT results, 98th percentile Math, 92 percentile CR and W. > Where should he apply ? He is a resident in NY. He wants to play > football and do computer programming.He does not like to write essays.

His football coach knows where all he should apply - and the school I mentioned previously - Rensselae...See More

Jul 29, 2012

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K & 1st Lesson Plans

by Sherry

Aug 27, 2011

Hi Everyone, I need a couple of GREAT guidance lesson plans suitable for kiddos in kindergarten and 1st. Can anyone share some wisdom with me? Thx!

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Counselors are showing this cartoon everywhere

by Randall

Aug 31, 2011

This motivational cartoon is being shown to students of all ages all over the world. It's about 8 minutes long, and inspires students to take their education seriously.

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Student Who Lies

by JAR

Sep 2, 2011

Does anyone have any ideas for working with a fifth grade girl who lies?

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Vet eran Counselor On 9/02/11, JAR wrote: > Does anyone have any ideas for working with a fifth grade > girl who lies?

Lying is a much more common behavior among people - adults as well as children - than we like to admit. We have several phrases like - 'stretching the truth', 'white lies', 'fibbing', 'bending the truth' all of which are euphemisms for...See More

Sep 6, 2011

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Leah There are two articles that you may find helpful:

"Children Who Steal," including reasons they do it, and "To Tell the Truth."

Just click below and on the title of your choice

Sep 7, 2011

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