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Hi all. This is my first time posting on this board. Thanks in advance for your help.

I have a degree in fine arts and a certification in art ed K-12. I spent several years working in textiles and am now in my 2nd year of teaching art in an inner city school and I am not sure if it is for me. I am having major major struggles with classroom management, but I love working with the kids one on one or in small groups. I feel like it suits my personality better. I am a bit of a softer personality. I do love being in a school environment but being in the classroom is making me miserable.

I am wondering what kind of advice any experienced counselors have for me. Will I be looked upon favorably because I have a couple of years teaching under my belt? Will I need a masters in counseling, or can I get certified? I am still paying off student loans from my teaching certification, and I dont want my payments to get out of control. Will I be looked down upon without a masters??...See More
PO Hi there,

A master's degree is required in order to become certified as a school counselor, so there's no way to avoid going back to school. Programs also require an intership experience, which means that you'll be interning during the school day. Some schools allow you to get in the internship hours during planning periods, etc. but many ...See More
Feb 22, 2010
Ms Buffy I taught for 15 years. When I changed to counseling it was the best move I could have made. Many of your questions can best be answered by someone in your school system. I am very happy and one of the reasons is no discipline & no papers to grade. If you are an elementary counselor, you will probably conduct classroom guidance in each class but...See More
Mar 11, 2010
Sandy In Maryland, a Master's degree in School Counseling is a min. requirement. I love being a school counselor- wouldn't change. I'm in the elem school. I teach guidance lessons that are about 45 mins. in length and even with that amount of time you'll need good classroom management skills. Good luck.

On 3/11/10, Ms Buffy wrote: > I taught ...See More
Mar 18, 2010
Jan Zeiger Hi, ArtGal!! I am also about to make the switch. I'm hoping to start the School Counseling program at UCF in August. (I already have my master's, so this will be a specialist's degree.)

I'd love to stay in touch.

Jan

On 2/19/10, ArtGal wrote: > Hi all. This is my first time posting on this board. Thanks > in advance...See More
Mar 20, 2010


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