I can’t agree more. This would be an incredible development in the education field. I recently saw a film about the charter school movement. In the film they discussed how the public school system has not changed or evolved in decades while businesses change to adapt to new technology and other improvements everyday. I think it has been a long time coming for the education system in this country to catch up to the developments that have been made along the way. The same system that worked over 60 years ago is not going to work the same way today. Children are learning differently and we need to change the format of our schools to match that.

Having graduated with my masters in counseling not so long ago, it was clear to me from day one of my program that 99% of the students seeking this degree were hoping to do personal counseling in schools. The program itself was therapy-based and nearly everyone graduated having no clue what the high school counselors job really entails. I think it does the students a huge disservice to come in not wanting to do paperwork on any piece of the college application process. School counseling programs also need to reinvent themselves so that the students are prepared to do the work they have set out to do and are not misled.

I have worked in high schools in New York City where the guidance and college offices are separate. I have seen what wonders that can do for the student body. Many schools even in and around the NYC area do not have that luxury. I think that contracting independent counselors would solve alot of problems that students often report having with their counselors when it comes to the college application process.

Whatever happens, something has to be changed.

Thanks for this inspiring article about how our field can grow in the future in so many ways!

Jamie