SchoolDiary: 6/16/2011 -- Almost Late Guidance

Guidance

to guide, point out, show the way or to direct.
Provides assistance through a QUALIFIED and ADEQUATELY TRAINED men/women to an individual for him to manage his own life activities, develop his own point of view, make his own decisions and carry out burdens. (they just help you realize, not answer your problem)
Organized set of SPECIALIZED SERVICES established as an intergral part of the school environment designed to promote the development of students and assist them towards a realization of sound wholesome adjustment and maximum accomplishments. ~Downing (1968)
Personal help, assist individuals to decide where they want to go or what they would like to accomplish. ~Arthur Jones
Advice to vocational or educational problems given to students. ~Merriam Webster

Need for Guidance

Educational Settings

Teachers' major responsibility is to provide INSTRUCTIONS which leaves little time only to settle problems unrelated to instructional activities. (Kay ofcourse focus sila sa education, more sa other stuffs pero okay ra japon kung personal, we just have to understand.)
Individual difference (Each student has his own stories, it differs jud sa kada tao)
Emotional Needs of students

Society Settings

Changes and Advancement of society.
Rapid technological advancement and its role to the lives of people
Shifts in the standard of morality and integrity and UNUSUAL DEMANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE

Bases of Guidance

Philosophical

Always have a choice; undesirable/desirable. Yet YOUR CHOICE vs. WHAT IS DESIRABLE
It must be ethical and have a spiritual assurance

Psychological

Sociological

Trends and direction of society
Adjust properly to social environment
ARE YOU A WELL-ADJUSTED STUDENT? 1. Asset of school 2. Asset of future employers

Pedagogical

Help student achieve full potential
Need for well organized guidance program that targets: Teacher, Learning and Learning Process

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