If I had a magic wand and could change one thing in the school system it would be to increase the number of educators working in the school system. There have been so many budget cuts in recent years that many people in the education field have to double up on their responsibilities and duties in the school. If there were more teachers, counselors and administrators then reaching all students would be feasible.
This change would influence a counselor’s job by allowing the counselor to focus on spending time actually counseling students and less time completing administrative duties. The counselor at the elementary school that I have been at is also the gifted and talented teacher so her duties and time are split. If there were more employees then the counselor could focus on individual and group counseling as well and spending more time in the classrooms teaching guidance lessons. I am not sure how much influence I would have on this change in my building considering I am not an employee. The schools have a set budget and have to hire accordingly. I look forward to the day when schools are able to hire the amount of employees they need to better serve the students.
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