Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
CEP 588
Mr. Dave Gervase
Use of Ranking In American High Many colleges have discontinued the use
Schools of High School Ranking of seniors as one
of the criteria of admission. How are
students ranked? What is the controversy
associated with high school ranking? Why
do many college/high schools still use it?
What do you think?
Leveling the Playing Field to College The College Board published a
Access comprehensive literature review entitled,
Capturing the Experience of Young Men
of Color. (2010) It found that African
American & Hispanic males are less likely
to go to college than their Asian
American and White counterparts. What
are factors that lead to this discrepancy?
How can school counselors to level the
playing field and help counteract this
trend?
Helicopter Parents: Looking at the Many parents have become increasingly
Role of Parents in the College more involved in the college selection
Process and application process of their sons and
daughters. How involved are parents
becoming? What may be some reasons
for this? How far is far enough? How can
school counselors create a healthy
balance of parent involvement and
student responsibility?
The Knowledge Gap Isyourteenagershighschoolcounseloranexpert
oncollege?Isyourcounselorsknowledgeabout
collegeadmissionstrategies,standardizedtesting,
financialaidandscholarshipslimited?Theseare
questionsparentsmayaskwhenentrustingtheir
studentstoschoolcounselorswhoareguidingthem
inmakingoneofthemostimportantdecisionsof
theirlife.Whatdoyouthink?Investigatingthis
topicisvitalinunderstandingwhatshappeningin
schoolcounselorofficeswhenitcomestocollege
andcareercounseling.