Counselor Corner
Focus Topics
Month of September
Relationships, Service and Life Skills
Month of October
Perseverance, Humor, and Self-Motivation
Month of November
Positive View of Personal Future, Flexibility, and Love of Learning
Month of December
Self-Worth, Perceptiveness, Competence, and Independence of Inner Direction School Wide Talent Show
Month of January
6th Grade –Career Fair
Month of February
Preparation for TAKS Testing
Relationships
Sociability and ability to be a friend, ability to form positive relationships
Service
Gives of self in service to other have and/or cause
Life Skills
Uses life skills including good decision-making, assertiveness, and impulse control
Humor
Has a good sense of humor
Perceptiveness
Insightful understanding of people and situations
Independence Inner Direction
Bases choices/decisions on internal evaluation knows how to accomplish their goals-distancing from unhealthy people and situations
Self-Worth
Feelings of self-worth and self-confidence
Competence
What we are good at
Positive View of Personal Future
Expects a positive future
Flexibility
Can adjust to change can bend as necessary to positively cope with situations
Love of Learning
Capacity for and connection to learning
Self-Motivation
Internal initiation and positive motivation from within
Perseverance
Keeps on despite difficulty, doesn’t give up
Creativity
Expresses self through artistic endeavor
Helpful Websites
Careers
Career Education
Career sites offer job related information, as well as opportunities to practice such job related activities as interviewing and resume writing.
Next Vista for Learning
This is a site where different careers are highlighted and the people are interviewed about their jobs.
Next Vista For Learning
If you are interested in finding out about different careers, this is the website to go to!