The proposed "classroom" approach identifies the school counselor as a primary participant in students' overall development. This model enhances students' mental and emotional well-being by providing a preventive/developmental context, normalizing developmental struggles, increasing awareness of self and others, encouraging appreciation of…

Educators have forsaken public education's goals and their responsibility to parents and the community by substituting standardized test scores, college entrance requirements, varsity sports, and academic competition for helping young people prepare for life. Schools must involve the community in helping all students learn major life roles,…