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The Truth about School Secretaries

In a few of my previous articles, I have addressed the fact that school support staff receives little of the credit that they deserve. I have discussed the importance of educational assistants and bus drivers. There is also another very important person (or people) in a school. In this article, I will discuss the importance of a school secretary. School secretaries are often thought to sit and manage the telephone calls and the visitors in the school. However this is only a small fraction of their job. The school secretary is usually located at the entrance of the school in … Continue reading →

The Truth about School Bus Drivers

In my previous article I discussed the importance of school support staff. I also talked about how these people were often misunderstood or not given the credit that they deserve. My previous article addressed educational assistants and custodians. In this article I will continue to address the support staff that help to make a school successful. Many think that school bus drivers do little work. They take the children to school and come pick them up in the afternoon to take them home. This is true. However it takes much more than being able to drive a bus to be … Continue reading →

The Truth about School Support Staff

There are many people who work in a school. When thinking about schools, most people think of a principal, teachers, and students. However, the faculty and staff and management of a school go far beyond that when it comes to the people that make it successful. A school is made up of a principal, teachers, and students. It also has educational assistants, cafeteria workers, custodians, maintenance personnel, bus drivers, secretaries, guidance counselors, and nurses. All of these people contribute greatly to the make-up of the school atmosphere and the success of the students. Like they have about teachers, society and … Continue reading →

Miss Guided

“Miss Guided” is a new comedy that premiered last week on ABC. Judy Greer stars as Becky Freely, a young woman who has chosen to go into counseling for her career and is now working as the guidance counselor at her alma mater. She would like to think that her own insecurities about her high school experience are far behind her – she had braces and wasn’t the skinniest, prettiest, or most popular girl at school – but from time to time, she has memories of what it was like to be an outcast, and she feels herself to be … Continue reading →

Education Week in Review: December 1 – December 7

The topics and articles in education are continuing. This week’s discussions ranged from teaching various types of learners to the support staff in the school. Check below for a recap of all of this week’s articles. Saturday, December 1 The Truth about School Support Staff There are more people involved in making a school success than just the teachers. This article discusses those people. The Truth about School Bus Drivers Many people think that school bus drivers simply drive a bus. However, there is much more to being a school bus driver. Read this article to find out. Sunday, December … Continue reading →

Turning Down a Referral

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I’d somehow always thought I’d adopt a child with a physical special need. My husband and I were open to correctable medical conditions. On the photolistings most agencies maintain, we saw the profile of a little girl with congenital cataracts and a cleft palate. I’d seen her pictures before, then she disappeared from the case studies for a while and I assumed she’d been adopted. When she reappeared after our homestudy was complete, it seemed like a sign. The cleft palate was treatable. She would likely see with coke-bottle thick glasses until she was a teenager when she would have … Continue reading →