Who the counselor is not

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.”