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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is Amazing.

Another question.

How long does it take a kid to fill out a questionnaire?

How long should it take the parents? [/quote]

As long as it takes to be good, for me to paint a picture of what the student is like.  And however long your counselor’s sheet is.  Many of my students are perfunctory and brief… they get a perfunctory letter.  If I ask them what they’re proud of, and they say, “getting As in all my classes” that doesn’t do anything for me.

If parent says, “getting As even while catching COVID and RSV every other week and needing to self-advocate and form study groups with friends,”
BAM.

I don’t copy/paste, but other counselors might.  In general, I’m a good enough writer and fast enough typer that I prefer to put it in my own words.  Answer thoughtfully, even if it seems repetetive: I ask on mine:

How would you, kid, describe themselves? How would teachers describe you in three words? What about friends? What kind of student are you in the classroom?

I can usually get some good answers from the rec but they aren’t my the same question. It’s impossible to know what is just going to resonate.[/quote]

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