tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496320234382251085.post7382682244217555844..comments2023-10-22T03:48:21.527-04:00Comments on More Humbly Did I teach: Survey says...Teach Baltimorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663843979307304114noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496320234382251085.post-29505165966763495462009-02-22T09:40:00.000-05:002009-02-22T09:40:00.000-05:00To anon: I can only speak for myself but I think i...To anon: I can only speak for myself but I think it was probably back as a HS student when I last thought of counselors in that manner. In fact, since coming to Teach's school(hmmm...Capt. teach as a nick name...better not or he'll have to make a new blogspot)in the late 90's, I have come to bemoan their overloaded responsibilities when I feel the need to collaborate with them re. students with serious personal issues like the ones you mention.<BR/><BR/>Teach: I understand your frustration, which mirrors the feelings I had back when they always did it during 1st period. I first figured it may have been based on HSA tested classes, which is why they probably stayed away from Science and Math classes, but you guys get tested too...maybe they should do it during foreign languages? or are there kids at our school that don't take a FL all 4 years?<BR/><BR/>-The ChaplainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496320234382251085.post-68436907165365019732009-02-12T22:39:00.000-05:002009-02-12T22:39:00.000-05:00It's all good! I understand your bitterness. I'm...It's all good! I understand your bitterness. I'm bitter that when a kid is dealing with an abusive parent, a drug dealing older sibling, and a dying grandmother that I'm expected to try to mend their feelings in 10 min. to get them back to class because in school that's the priority (that's another huge misconception--that counselors are just there for college and career information--we do actual therapy. A lot). We all have our jobs to do, and they inevitably overlap each other--I just find it all works much more smoothly (and sanely) when everyone understands each others' roles and that none of us are actually trying to make things more difficult.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496320234382251085.post-38102490749016253842009-02-10T20:34:00.000-05:002009-02-10T20:34:00.000-05:00Sorry to characterize your visit as a "chore," but...Sorry to characterize your visit as a "chore," but the way it's presented to me by the counselor is that counselors are required to speak with students once a semester, so that's why it's happening. I agree there is important information, sometimes, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm bitter that it's always English that is the place where everyone else's tasks (probably a better word than "chores") get done.Teach Baltimorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663843979307304114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496320234382251085.post-91222892656484178012009-02-10T19:49:00.000-05:002009-02-10T19:49:00.000-05:00Um, not to be nit-picky about it, but as a school ...Um, not to be nit-picky about it, but as a school counselor, our visits to classrooms are not "chores". I think people tend to forget that nowadays schools don't just teach academics. In the absence of parents, we are also teaching values, manners, life skills, etc. While I hate to take class time away from teachers, sometimes we just don't have any other option.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496320234382251085.post-26715220644290015302009-02-10T09:32:00.000-05:002009-02-10T09:32:00.000-05:00I sure hope Swarthmore College was on that list of...I sure hope Swarthmore College was on that list of colleges you put up on the board.... <BR/><BR/>- ZWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com