College Counselors

This Time interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David L. Marcus describes the role of college counselor in college admissions, and has one of the best descriptions of what administrators are to students I think I've ever read:

"I have no doubt that the best teachers are the ones who don't turn it off at 2:55 p.m., who are constantly thinking of ways to inspire their students just like Smitty does. He's a teacher; he just doesn't have a regular classroom. And frankly, many kids learn better by hanging out with the guidance counselor or going to a job or doing an internship than they do in a 42-minute class."

What administrators do to enhance the classroom experience is an integral part of the curriculum. Even at my place of work we call it "co"-curricular - as if it's alongside - rather than acknowledging all the pieces of the puzzle that make up curriculum.

"Q&A: Inside the College Admissions Process." Cruz, G. Time, August 21, 2009. http://bit.ly/1iQ47