WHO THE COUNSELOR
IS NOT
Mrs. Brinkley is a third
grade teacher at a school
far from here. She has a
class much like yours.
One day, she told her
students, “You will visit
the school counselor in
her classroom next
Monday.”
“Hooray!” shouted the
students. At least all of
the students but Michael
shouted. Michael asked,
“Who is the Counselor?”
Taneisha answered, “You
will have to wait and see,
but it is someone who
cares a lot about you and
about me!”
“Oh, is it the lady in the
front who gives me band
aides when I get hurt?”
Asked Michael.
“No, I don’t think so. That
is our school nurse, Mrs.
Hollie.” answered
Taneisha.
“Well,
then,” thought
Michael, “how about the
person who runs the
school?”
“I don’t think so,”
commented Taneisha.
“That’s the principal. She
is so busy, it’s hard to get a
picture of her.”
“I’ve got it now,” said
Michael. “It’s the person
your mom talks to when
she calls the school. You
know, the person who
answers the phones and
talks to people all day
long.”
“No, no! Taneisha said in
exasperation. “That’s the
secretary, Ms. Walker!”
“Wait, I know!” shouted
Michael. “It’s the lady
that I pay my fees. She
always smiles at me, so I
know she cares about me.”
“No, not her. And yes she
does care about us. But
she is our Bookkeeper,
Mrs. Deb. She takes care
of the school’s money.”
said Taneisha.
“Well, there aren’t many
people left, so it must be
one of the people who
sweeps the halls and
repairs all the broken
things here.” said Michael.
“I don’t think so,” replied
Taneisha. “That would be
the custodians Mr. Sam
and Mr. Henderson”
“Ha! I have it! It’s the lady
that reads to us in the
library.” exclaimed
Michael.
“For the last time, NO!”
shouted Taneisha. “That’s
the librarian, Mrs.
McCain.”
“Okay, Okay. If you know so much, you tell me. Who is the
school counselor?” asked Michael.
“Well if you really want to know,” sighed Taneisha, “the
school counselor is a person with a great big smile, who will
sit down and talk with you awhile. This person helps you
when you are sad, or even when you are really mad. Who is
the school counselor? It is the person reading this to you.
And the counselor wants to be a friend to all of you.”