The week also affords school counselors an opportunity to feature their on-going efforts and to highlight their visions for their schools. She asked leaders in the counseling field to share their thoughts with Education World. Most elementary school teachers know Margaret Wise Brown's The Important Book.
Teachers recognize the book as a great tool for honing students' observation skills.
When one teacher at Kreeger Elementary School in Fowlerville, Michigan, recently challenged kids to create their own Important Books, one student wrote a page dedicated to her school counselor. I do know that lots of other people listen, but she listens the most. She does B.A.B.E.S. and lots of other things. She tells stories with important morals. She listens to you and tells no one.