my guidance/school counselor is unhelpful

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my guidance/school counselor is unhelpful

if you've seen one of my previous posts, i said that my counselor has only told me to do extracurriculars, extra work, and more work i don't need instead of suggesting things i actually need to understand and work at my pace.

are there physical authoritative figures (other than parents) that can help me and my dad decide what is better for me and my education (such as a therapist, or out-of-school counselor that can help me)?

also if y'all could help, it would be great. (the only reason i'm seeing for physical people is that my dad, counselor, and school authorities ignore and sometimes ridicule online advice because "they could be cat fishing/lying/not truly educated".

thank you.

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(This post was last modified: 03-19-2017 09:34 AM by soli.)

03-19-2017 09:31 AM

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my guidance/school counselor is unhelpful - soli - 03-19-2017 09:31 AM

RE: my guidance/school counselor is unhelpful - the Analogist - 03-19-2017, 10:10 AM

my guidance/school counselor is unhelpful - SoulRiser - 03-23-2017, 12:49 AM

RE: my guidance/school counselor is unhelpful - Alucard483 - 03-23-2017, 04:25 AM

my guidance/school counselor is unhelpful - James Comey - 03-23-2017, 05:34 AM

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