Thursday, 29 April 2010

A Day in the Life of a School Counsellor

Day 1

J & D want to be friends with M
M wants to be friends with them too, but only if they agree to be friends with A too
J & D do not want to be friends with A, only with M
Therefore M does not want to be friends with J & D




Day 2
J & D do not want to be friends with M or A
M & A do not want to be friends with J & D




Later on Day 2
M decides to be friends with D only
D wants to be friends with M but not with A
J does not want D to be friends with M, as M has not agreed to be friends with her (J)




By end of Day 2
(I want to tear my hair out and quit!)


Yes. As trivial as these details may seem, they are a VERY BIG DEAL in the life of a 12 year-old. Perhaps as big as global warming and that pending promotion are in ours. And we, as adults around them, need to understand that. Urgently and unquestioningly.

5 comments:

Devscape said...

Wisely written and rightly said. So, true.

Soubhik said...

my sympathies...

Unknown said...

All too familiar - and after a month of working with them, sometimes J is friends with X, M with Y, and D, A and Q have a separate group of their own!

Akanksha said...

Just a tiny correction.
Technically this is not A day in the life of a school counsellor.
More like two.
Eeeks forgive me for I am about to start work as an editor.
Can't help but notice such things. Haha. :p

Akriti Hussain! said...

OH MY GOD.......SOOOOOO TRUE and HOWWWWW!!!!!!!!! Its there biggest problem get it you adults!!