“So, How Was School Today? Really?” CCUSD Counselors and Parents Work Together Supporting Students

Gone are the days of school counselors sitting in their office simply handing out college applications, making schedule changes for students who want to drop a class or meeting with the troublemakers in the school.

Today’s school counselors are vital members of the education team. They help all students in the areas of academic achievement, personal/social development and career development, ensuring today’s students become the productive, well-adjusted adults of tomorrow.

CCUSD is proud of its counseling team that works every day to look out for the best interests of Culver City students at every level. But they need your help.

Parents are encouraged to contact a school counselor to help their children with a variety of issues, such as academic achievement; new school registration, orientation and transition; test interpretation; special needs; student crisis situations; family transitions; and higher education issues.

By focusing on parents’ concerns and respecting why these concerns matter to you, school counselors offer options, including better ways to communicate with your child.

For example, here’s a great way to ask your child how things are going at school in a way that encourages them to really answer.

25 Questions to ask your student ‘so how was school today’ without asking them ‘so how was school today’

1. What was the best/worst thing that happened at school today? 2. Tell me something that made you laugh today.
3. If you could choose, who would you like to sit by in class?

4. Where is the coolest place at the school?

5. Tell me a weird word that you heard today.
6. If I called your teacher tonight, what would she tell me about you?
7. How did you help somebody today?
8. How did somebody help you today?
9. Tell me one thing that you learned today.
10. When were you the happiest today?
11. When were you bored today?
12. If an alien spaceship came to your class and beamed someone up, who would you want them to take?
13. Who would you like to play with at recess that you’ve never played with before?
14. Tell me something good that happened today.
15. What word did your teacher say most today?
16. What do you think you should do/learn more of at school?
17. What do you think you should do/learn less of at school?
18. Who in your class do you think you could be nicer to?
19. Where do you play the most at recess?
20. Who is the funniest person in your class? Why is he/she so funny?
21. What was your favorite part of lunch?
22. If you got to be the teacher tomorrow, what would you do?
23. Is there anyone in your class who made you laugh today?
24. If you could switch seats with anyone in the class, who would you trade with? Why? 25. Tell me about three different times you used your pencil today at school.

adapted from the Huffington Post

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