One of the most important things that a young person needs today is good career counseling. The economy of today is drastically different then what it was 20 years ago. If a young person stays in Leigh, about the only options for jobs are the Coop or the local hog confinement operation.
The present school can NEVER provide the counseling that a student needs. At the most, the counselor can only be a part timer who is also teaching English and coaching the girls volleyball team. The counseling I had was ridiculous---basically given a handful of college brochures and a "good luck".
Bad career counselling and the subsequent bad career decision can be devastating. It can take years to overcome getting into a bad profession.
If we had a larger school, there could be a dedicated student counseling department with full time counselors. The counselor would be someone who has had knowledge and experience of the larger world out there, and NOT someone who has barely gotten out of the Platte/Colfax county area in their entire lives.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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7 comments:
i agree.
Outrageous.
Since 1950 I think the Leigh school has had like 4 counselors. Talk about longevity and scary! Good points!
Counselor, at a rural school like Leigh? You have to be using that term very loosely I assume?
You have to be kidding me, who are you?
All I can say is, you got people talking, believe me.
Mine was a total dud.
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