Making A Quality Education Is A Journey Many People Face

School Counselors strive to make each student feel that there is someone in the school who knows and cares about them. Above all else school counselors are advocates for students, by acting as a resource for all students, course selection, and administration of guidance program for the student. Their goal is to help students overcome problems that impede learning and to assist them in making educational, occupational and life plans that hold promise for their personal fulfillment as mature, responsible men and women. Academic success is essential to the educational process, but it is not the only area students can excel in. A counselor’s work closely with both students and their families

My pursuit of becoming a School Counselor led me to apply to the School Counseling Master’s Program at University of Maryland, College Park. I am a former student at University of Maryland with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. After graduating and teaching for two years in Prince George’s County Public Schools, I discovered my true passion lies not only in the classroom and students’ academics, but playing a pivotal role in the growth of their career, social, and personal development. Although I am no longer teaching full-time at the moment, my interaction with students from diverse backgrounds left an indelible responsibility to continue making a difference in our students. The objectives and mission of the School Counseling Master’s Program at University of Maryland can best help my goal of becoming an effective counselor and leader who is an agent of change to students and service the mental and emotional well-being of the younger generation.

In addition to my experience in advising and student affairs, I have also worked as a professional in financial aid for the past eight years. During my time in financial aid I have seen first-hand the challenges students face with the cost of obtaining a higher education degree. My role in financial aid has evolved over my career while exploring the theoretical

In schools all over the world today, School Counselors are crucial to assisting students, parents, school administrations, and the community. I believe that creating an effective counseling program that supports the counselors’ role in education will foster a close interaction between students and counselor to achieve success in their personal/social lives, academic achievements, and college readiness careers.

"The mission of school counseling is to provide a developmental and systematic comprehensive program that ensures academic, personal, social, and career development and achievement for all students," as such contemporary counselors have a lot on their plates (Rogers et al. 2011 p 8). Whereas counseling services were once thought of as necessary outside of vocational counseling, today's educational environments posit that counseling services are crucial to the academic, personal, and career success of today's students. Thus, the Miami-Dade and Hillsborough County School Districts have placed great importance on the role of the counselor, but there is still room for improvement in order to get to that ideal atmosphere where counselors can best help direct the lives of their students.

In America a good education is the difference between working at Walmart, and being a computer programer at Google. A good education is one that has these qualities, it is enticing to the student, it prepares the student for the world to come, and provides the student with facts that they can make their own opinions on. Enticing is key to keep the student focus on school rather than other things. If an education is not enticing

Quality in education is one of the most discussed issues around the globe among educational community. There is an emerging consensus that quality in education depends on the enabling inputs, educational processes, teachers’ abilities, and learners’ characteristics and the specific context.

Perhaps, the biggest concern among Miami Dade College students is the lack of consistency and uniformity in the student services the center provides, like Financial Aid, Advisement and Admission Services. Students report that this existing division is preventing them from making decisions on time and achieving their goals. Even though new students are required to meet with an advisor right after admission, they do not always find help. Only a small number of these students report having their IEP created by an advisor in the institution. Many of them have to resort to the institutions where they plan to transfer after completing their degree, or rely on the experience of their friends to map out a plan of study. As the result of miscommunication, students often have to come

Additionally, Hrabowski expresses, "Students need strong counseling to identify the best possible option" (261). Students do not only concern about money but also what major is the most suitable for them. Hence, counselors are important for students. Counselors can find all the best options for students to take necessary classes, and they also give good advise for students’ careers. So, before students attend college, certainly they care about tuition and get good counsels for their

In past years the financial aid process had been known to be extremely slow and lacks technology at most career focused schools. (Venegas, 2006). Currently to complete student’s financial aid process it can take up to 1 week to finalize all information. The potential student may need to make several visits to the campus and could cause frustration for the student and parent. Along with this frustration this could cause the future student and parent to make a

required to learn from the time we enter school and many times beyond the time

Looking back, I now have higher expectations about the duties of a school counselor and acknowledge the areas in which the counseling department at my school lacked. Most notably being that I was never given any traditional form of counseling. Unfortunately, I think this is due to the this growing field having not yet obtained its identity of a counseling emphasis. I knew that I could go to my counselor for academic advisement, I was sure that I would get more assistance if I struggled with my classes, but I do not believe that my counselor took an active approach of inquiring about mental health. Instead the counseling department seemed focused on student’s only when grades were down.

In schools all over the world today, School Counselors are crucial to assisting students, parents, school administrations, and the community. I believe that creating an effective counseling program that supports the counselors’ role in education will foster a close interaction between students and counselor to achieve success in their personal/social lives, academic achievements, and college readiness careers.

Through a qualitative study Telli (2013) captures a remarkable views regarding quality education from lawmakers, teachers, parents, and activists. They definitely, promote quality education based on accessibility, and availability of tools for teaching and learning. They value teachers, teaching procedures, and curriculum reform as an imperative feature of quality education. In addition they underline the teaching and learning focusing specifically, “from content-based to competence-based” learning. Likewise, promotes children’s ability to navigate from exam failures (Telli, 2013, p. 2).

My early childhood was a typical middle class environment in the 1990 's. Since the age of ten, I aspired to be a social worker in my life. At the age of nineteen, I confirmed nursing as my future profession.