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>>> ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS. WE ARE RINGING THE BELL ON A
WHOLE NEW WEEK OF "WFAA
ACADEMY".
ACADEMY".
ACADEMY". MORE KIDS ARE GOING BACK TO
SCHOOL THIS WEEK, EVEN COLLEGE
KIDS.
KIDS.
KIDS. WE
KIDS. WE ARE HERE TO HELP ALL OF
YOU,
YOU,
YOU, ALL
YOU, ALL OF OUR FAMILIES, NAVIGATE
THROUGH THIS VERY UNCERTAIN
TIME , RIGHT?
WE ARE SORT OF EVOLVING
DAY-TO-DAY.
DAY-TO-DAY. ON TODAY'S CLASS SC+@HEDULE,
MAKING SURE KIDS DON'T GO
HUNGRY EVEN BEFORE THE FIRST
BELL RINGS.
BELL RINGS. WHAT ONE SCHOOL IS DOING.
+@
WHAT ONE SCHOOL IS DOING. AND TEACHERS TURNING TO
AVATARS TO MAKE LEARNING FUN.
WE ARE LOOKING INTO THE WORLD
OF BIT MOBILEY CLASSROOMS, OH,
BOY!
BOY!
BOY! AND
BOY! AND GIVING YOU A CHANCE TO
SHARE YOURS.
SHARE YOURS. SO, +@PARENTS, YOU HAVE A LOT
TO THINK OF WHEN IT COMES TO
EDUCATION,
EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY COLLEGE PLANS.
WE HAVE THE FORMER MIDDLE
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL HERE, THE GUY
WITH THE INSIDE TIPS AND TRICKS
TO HELP MAKE COLLEGE PLANNING
EASIER.
EASIER.
EASIER. AL+@LEN, THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US TODAY.
US TODAY.
US TODAY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
ME, SONIA.
ME, SONIA. >> LET'S GET RIGHT INTO IT.
IF I AM A PARENT OF A TEENAGER,
WHEN DO I NEED TO HELP, YOU
KNOW,
KNOW,
KNOW, BEGIN THIS SORT OF PLANNING OR
PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE AND A
CAREER?
CAREER?
CAREER? >> A GREAT QUESTION.
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT COLLEGE AND
CAREER PLANNING, WE TYPICALLY
THINK ABOUT THE JUNIOR AND
SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL.
AS A FORMER MIDD+@LE SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL,
PRINCIPAL, IT IS A MISCONCEPTION THAT WAS
ADDRESSED REGULARLY BACK IN
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. YOUR CAREER
YOUR CAREER PLANNING DOES NOT
ACTUALLY START IN HIGH SCHOOL.
IT BEGINS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
AS EARLY AS 8th GRADE KIDS ARE
MAKING PIVOTAL DECISIONS ABOUT
THAT I SHALL FUTURES A THAT CAN
HAVE DECISION AN IMPACT FOR
+@
+@ YEARS
+@ YEARS AND YEARS TO COME.
SO WE WORK WITH THEM EARLY TO
THEY CAN ADVOCATE FOR THEM IN
THE FUTURE MOVING FORWARD.
HOW
HOW DO
HOW DO YOU DO EVERYTHING EFFECTIVELY DU+@RING A +@PANDEM
ESPECIALLY THINKING OF
SCHOLARSHIP PURPOSES, RIGHT?
SO MANY EXTRA CURRICULARS AND
THE +@STUFF THAT KIDS MIGHT GET
SCHOLARSHIPS IN HAVE EITHER
BEEN POSTPONED OR CANCELED,
OR,
OR,
OR, YOU
OR, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE NOT PLAYING
TH+@E SPORT OR INVOLVED IN A
THEATER COMPETITION OR
WHATEVER.
WHATEVER.
WHATEVER. +@
WHATEVER. +@HOW ARE WE NAVIGATING THIS NE
NORMAL WHILE STILL TRYING TO DO
ALL THAT STUFF?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. IT IS REALLY DIFFI+@CULT JUST
BEING VIRTUAL RIGHT NOW.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS WE ARE
ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
I WOULD RECOMMEND A FEW THINGS.
+@
+@ NUMBER
+@ NUMBER ONE,
NUMBER ONE, GUIDANCE COUNSELORS IN HIGH
SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS CAN
BE A MA+@JOR HELP.
+@
+@ SO,
+@ SO, USING THE OFFICE HOURS TO
SCHEDULE TIME WITH THEM ONE-ON-
ONE, JUST TO GET VERY CLEAR ON
GRADES ON GPA, ON CLASS BREAK,
SO THAT YOUR CHILD IS E+@QUIPPE
AND READY FOR WHAT IS NEXT AND
ABLE TO P+@IVOT WHEN NEEDED.
ANOTHER THING THAT HAS COME UP
HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, COLLEGE
VISITS.
VISITS.
VISITS. SO, OBVIOUSLY MANY PARENTS
RIGHT NOW MIGHT FEEL
UNCOMFORTABLE GOING OUT TO
UNIVERSITIES TO TAKE THEIR KIDS
ON TOURS.
ON TOURS.
ON TOURS. SO I RECOMMEND TRYING OUT THE
VIRTUAL TOUR OPTIONS ONLINE.
MOST COLLEGES HAVE THOSE UP AND
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS RESEARCH
THE UNIVERSITY THAT YOU ARE
MOST INTERESTED IN AND TRY TO
SCHEDULE THAT, BUT OTHER TIMES
THEY ARE OPEN AT YOUR LEISURE
WHENEVER YOU ARE READY.
ALSO, I WOULD SAY, FOR
STUDENTS AT HOME, BE SURE TO
FIND A TRUSTED STUDY GROUP.
FIND A SMALL GROUP OF STUDENTS
WHO CAN SUPPORT YOU AND