Thanks for posting. Cheers.

Thanks for posting it.

What a wonderful way to get kids to open up.

So often, school counselors get bad press or are ridiculed as in movies or mediocre TV shows. Both the teacher of the 3rd graders and the counselor who called the parent of the 7th grader are heroes, in my opinion. Heroism is not just demonstrated by running into a burning building or donating a kidney but also in the quiet, steady compassion of dedicated educators.

have such an impact on so many young lives and still so many of us just take them for granted. I've always felt that in most cases teaching is a calling rather just a job. Considering the pay, the hours and dealing with parents over that "undeserved" D on little Johnny's report card, it has to be.
I'm 77 years old and I still remember with great fondness Mrs. Perry who taught 4-8 grades (small school) and how she taught us to think out of the box for solutions.
And looking back, damn, she was a smart woman and we could just never put anything over on her and like all kids, we did try at times.