Word: counselors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...schooler in New York City: "When you get an 80, they say, 'Why not an 85?' If you get an 85, it's 'Why not a 90?' " Many Asian- American parents even dictate their children's college courses, with an eye to a desirable future. New York City Youth Counselor Amy Lee, 26, remembers that * when she changed her field from premed to psychology, her parents were upset, but pressed her at least to get a Ph.D. "They wanted a doctor in the family, and they didn't care what kind...
...that good and face rejection is tough for anyone, but seems more difficult for many Asian Americans. "They have almost a maniacal attitude that if they just work hard enough, they can do it," says Counselor Ilse Junod of New York's Baruch College. To some Asian Americans (and their parents), being only "very good" is tantamount to failure. In 1982, Leakhena Chan, a Cambodian student at South Boston High School, overwhelmed by the pressure of school and adjustment to a new country, tried to take her own life. She was one of eight Cambodians at South Boston who attempted...
...Chicago's 3,900-pupil, predominantly Hispanic Schurz High School: "What people lose sight of is that we've got to educate everybody -- even the 35 IQs -- and we've got them in school." Last year Schurz also had more than 20 student suicide attempts, with only one counselor to help every 400 youngsters -- not atypical of big-city schools around the country. The trouble begins before school does, says Cusick. Children come into kindergarten "not knowing colors or letters. You walk into houses, the radio is blasting, the TV is blasting, and babies are crawling on the floor...
...hour. I knew there was a problem with the bus's engine at that point because of the loss of power; besides, it wasn't the first time a Harvard Shuttle has given out on me. I pulled the bus over to the shoulder. After deboarding, a junior counselor and I were looking at the bus. We thought it might have overheated; little wisps of what looked like steam were coming out of the hood. However, we didn't stand around to see what might happen, because we noticed something leaking from the bottom of the bus (we thought...
...children and parents in our program (like those in the Keylatch program) realized something The Crimson's reporters seem unable to accept: there is no way for a PBHA counselor to prevent every accident from occurring; we can only try to minimize their likelihood and the harm of their consequences. We are not all-powerful or infallible. The Crimson is the only paper which insists on belaboring the unfortunate accidents PBH has been involved in this summer, and their unwillingness to allow fellow students to do their work unscandalized is inexplicable. At a time when Oliver North is an American...