Featured Articles for Counselors
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No Fair! All Schools Are Not Created Equal
I was recently assigned a new school, which I will affectionately call Stepford Elementary School. Now, I am typically assigned to the schools no one wants, by request. If someone makes a face like they are smelling something bad when I say the sc...
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No Fair! All Schools Are Not Created Equal
I was recently assigned a new school, which I will affectionately call Stepford Elementary School. Now, I am typically assigned to the schools no one wants, by request. If someone makes a face like they are smelling something bad when I say the school’s name, all the better. I like being at cocktail parties and saying, “I coaxed a child wielding ...Published 8 days ago | -
Top 10 Rules to Give Students Applying to College
1. Talk To Your Counselor. Between the books in the counselor’s office, and the knowledge in your counselor’s head, he or she will be a virtual treasure trove of information. Take advantage of the opportunities you have to work with a counselor to make plans for your future. Many counselors know more than any one book or website, and they are ...Published about 1 month ago | -
FastWeb Materials Available
Now that the new school year is back in full swing, we wanted to let you know what FastWeb has been up to. The FastWeb website has been update and improved. The new FastWeb website still includes over 1.5 million scholarships and now includes financial aid information, admissions information, internship opportunities, discussion groups and so much more. Students and their parents ...Published about 1 month ago | -
Free To Be You and Me (and Pee?)
A big part of my job is doing observations of kids in their learning environments. I find it shocking that there are psychologists who don’t visit the kid’s school when they are testing for learning disabilities, or any disability for that matter. To me, it seems like common sense that if you want to see how someone learns you go to ...Published about 1 month ago | -
Too Many Students See College As Out Of Reach
In Connecticut each year, there are more than 10,000 well-qualified, thoroughly prepared students who graduate from high school but do not go on to attend college. Their reasons vary, but a recent study suggests that many of them could be in college, if only they knew more about how to pursue a college education. For them, and for our state, their ...Published about 1 month ago | -
Great Tips for Mentoring
Every year, I get to be a mentor to a new school psychologist in my district. I really enjoy doing it, but I have to fight the urge to give them a little notebook and say, “Write that down” after everything I say. Wouldn't that be fun? I got to do it one time before in my life, the day before ...Published 2 months ago | -
How to Help Students Stand Out in College Applications
Parents often ask what else they can do besides insuring their students make good grades and test well on the SAT and/or ACT to help their students look impressive on paper. My answer is always about the student’s passion. What does the student enjoy doing? Colleges want to see well-rounded young people. They want to see a student demonstrate leadership, an ...Published 3 months ago | -
Identifying Student Strengths
It is not often that I am at a loss for words. I know, you are surprised, right? But recently, I did an assessment with a 15-year-old boy who was in a special school for kids with emotional disabilities, and part of this assessment was to interview the parent. Now, I try my best not to be judgmental about parenting. I ...Published 4 months ago | -
Salary Scales for Counselors
Median annual earnings of wage and salary educational, vocational, and school counselors in May 2006 were $47,530. The middle 50 percent earned between $36,120 and $60,990. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $27,240, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $75,920. School counselors can earn additional income working summers in the school system or in other jobs. Median annual ...Published 6 months ago | -
Job Outlook for Counselors
Employment for counselors is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through 2016. However, job growth will vary by location and occupational specialty. Job prospects should be good due to growth and the need to replace people leaving the field. Employment change. Overall employment of counselors is expected to increase by 21 percent between 2006 and 2016, ...Published 6 months ago |
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