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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Counselor here: If a teacher told me she was abused by a parent for three years that might be something in the best interests of everyone to avoid. BUT the question was about making waves over a horrendously awful teacher. Any parent who complains to the principal or community superintendent about a teacher isn't going to have their kid penalized by the counseling dept. It just won't happen. The parent can do that without worries that their kid will be put in bad teacher's classes or that good teachers will ask to avoid the kid. The only one who might ask for a pass on the kid is the horrible teacher, and it's their own doing.[b] I will say this to the teachers asking to move kids--we counselors find it seriously annoying and unprofessional, no matter how pleasant we are to your face.[/b] [/quote]

In my experiences (over 20 years), I've encountered few counselors worth their salt.  The ones who work with me to benefit a kid (I posted earlier about saving a student from losing a semester with a terrible teacher.) have been few and far between.  I understand how the job at the secondary level - HS in particular - turns into a scheduling act.  But the job is one that fits under the SEL realm, and to ignore that is inexcusable.

So you can play the hypocrisy game, but I have your number.  [/quote]

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