Category Archives: School Counselors

Future School Counselor: Our educational system is not broken, but if you continue your push for high stakes testing it soon will be.

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Highlighting Members' Needs

Dear Mr. Gates, I am writing to respectfully request that you reevaluate your backing of education “reform” and the use of high stakes testing that goes with it. I am a mother of two middle school aged children and am … Continue reading →

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No Amount of Professional Development Can Make Up for Lack of Teachers, Reading Specialists, Librarians, and a Full-Time Counselor

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Highlighting Members' Needs

Dear Bill and Melinda, I’m sure my colleagues and I will be asked to do some “weaving” this fall, and there will be much talk about testing and scores. What there won’t be is any acknowledgment that we used to … Continue reading →

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