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Some Early Spring-Time Reflections

Some Early Spring-Time Reflections

Who knew that so much could happen in a period of just twenty-four months, right? Two years ago, our world forever changed–and it looks to be changing again–in numerous ways–with current conflicts and challenges at both home and abroad. We may even begin to ask ourselves: “what do I even possibly begin to do right now, when everything seems so chaotic, stressful, and unpredictable?” For me, if I have learned anything in these past twenty-four months, it has been to…

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Four Tips to Consider When Working With Late-Bloomers

Four Tips to Consider When Working With Late-Bloomers

Our society is often quick to embrace and celebrate prodigies and people doing noteworthy things at young ages. In youth-centric–or, some might even say, youth-obsessed–cultures, like, perhaps, the United States, people who take longer to develop, or take more time to find their footing in life, are usually not celebrated in the same ways as the young gifted learner, musician, or athlete, for instance. Because of this, late-bloomers can often be overlooked, casually dismissed–or worse yet, completely written off by…

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Freshmen Transitions: Helping School Counselors Maximize Their Effectiveness When Working With New Students

Freshmen Transitions: Helping School Counselors Maximize Their Effectiveness When Working With New Students

One of the most important—and often hardest—transitions in school for students is the 8th Grade to 9th Grade (or middle school to high school) transition. Suddenly, students find themselves going from being at the highest end of the social hierarchy order in their middle school buildings to quickly having to adjust to being at the lowest end of the hierarchy order in a brand new, and often larger-sized, building. These students also find themselves, simultaneously, having to adjust to a…

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