This week I sit down with Dana Martin, College Counselor at Mastery Charter School - Lenfest to discuss her recent blog post that garnered my attention. There is something plaguing students from Philadelphia, and it isn't Covid-19. What is it? We discuss here. 

0:00 - In Philadelphia, students aren’t afraid of Covid, they are afraid of something else……

2:00 - Tragedy in the school and outside community impacting students.

4:00 - When violence hits home/ How this impacts the way she advises students/ Changing her counseling style.

6:45 - What informs her counseling style?

10:00 - Building respect and rapport with our students.

14:00 - Disparity in how things are reported involving the Black/Brown community.

17:00 - Preparing students of color in transitioning to colleges and universities, some of which don’t really value and support those students.

19:30 - Planting seeds of self worth in students.

22:00 - Avoid sugar-coating things for students.

25:30 - Other post secondary options….. Duh.

28:00 - What Admissions folks need to know about resilience and trauma.

30:00 - The “Shared-Individual Experience”.