Essay - Rationale/needs Statement: Within the Rosemead Elementary School There are Many...

Rationale/Needs Statement:

Within the Rosemead Elementary school there are many resources that will assist students at all levels with the development of potential career goals based on cognitive, psychosocial and career development tasks, yet *****se resources are not being used to the full potential of ***** school, educators ***** students. As the councilor in the school given the responsibility of aiding ***** and ***** in career guidance I have recorded a few informal comments ***** may indicate some need for change within the ***** guidance system and resources in the *****.

One 5th-grader, ***** example, reported:

I'm tired ***** visiting Pizza Supreme! I love pizza, but tomorrow will make ***** third time I've heard Mr. Gambini, the owner, tell us how to make pizza. I've been ***** for Jimmie's birthday party and twice with my class. I'm ***** of going to the same stupid places!"

***** girl said indignantly:

***** dad's an engineer at NASA ***** I've some*****s gone to work ***** him. I think ********** like ***** do ***** same things he does when I grow up. But the boys—*****y're such horrible beasts! They always tell me ***** can't do that beca*****e I'm a girl. I don't think ********** fair and I can't get them to stop saying those things!"

***** these two ***** in mind as well ***** a few comments from educators about the need ***** further guidance with regard to career guidance ***** exploration for the students *****y serve I will develop a comprehensive plan to help improve the career guidance opportunities both ***** the curriculum and ********** the school itself. Cognitive *****s of the elementary aged children are essential to the process ***** offering a more ***** ***** guid*****nce plan as ***** in this ph*****e of life and education are form*****g ideas associated with ********** future that can drive their areas of interest and even potentially determine their long term career goals, i.e. where they attend college and what ***** study. For this reason it is imperative that the ***** address ***** issues w*****h regard to the children's thoughts ***** career possibilities and plans. Psychosocial ***** are also ***** to integrate as children's preconceived ********** of psychosocial roles may influence *****ir ability to make decisions about ***** and possibilities, especially see the gendered voice in the second comment above. The school clearly needs to ***** a positive ***** development curriculum that includes issues that dismiss gender as a legitimate reason for choosing a c*****er p*****th and include a variety of career examples that develop ideas and role playing activities ***** with a broad development of ***** possibilities. The three objectives that follow are a detailed guideline ***** the administration of c*****er guidance in the school and involve internal, curricular and external, community involvement in the program to better serve the population in the ***** and better present ***** ***** of available option to children who are at a crucial stage in decision mak*****g about the possibilities of like and dislikes, as well ***** perceived aptitudes