As part of the course students will be provided with sets of original data on which they will conduct individual research projects. The projects will involve formulating hypotheses, analyzing the data and writing a formal experimental report. The best projects will then be submitted to national conferences. All of the students who took the course last fall subsequently presented papers and four of the papers have been accepted for publication. Dr. Mosher-Ashley provides a highly supportive learning experience with much individual attention.
Counselors help students with social, academic or behavior problems.
They emphasize preventive and developmental counseling to provide students with life skills that will enable them to deal with problems before they become serious. They also work with parents, teachers and psychologists to plan individual programs for special needs students. Elementary school counselors and adjustment counselors do more social and personal counseling. Guidance counselors, especially in high school, advise students on career options, college majors, admission requirements, entrance exams, and financial aid. They also assist students with job skills such as resume writing and interviewing.