Archived articles by Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor and Education Consultant.
By Gustavo A. Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant / belizeguidance.blogspot.com “All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.” Immanuel Kant Throughout Belize during the month of May, thousands of teenagers anxiously and excitedly look forward
Bad: Classes that are boooooring By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant Educators/teachers in Belize or throughout the world, regardless of how academically qualified we may be, who are boooooring, only add to
By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant Who are good educators/teachers? They do exist and always “stand out” from others. They can take over any classroom, no matter how out-of-control, disrespectful, or otherwise
By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant Sadly, very sadly, the definitions of good and bad in our education system today have totally been lost, confused, and/or ignored. A good teacher is one
By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant – Many teachers (and school administrators) spend far too much time “talking to” difficult students; they must think that the more attention they give difficult students,
By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor If you’re a regular reader of this column, then you know how strongly I believe that teachers should always be prepared with, and practice, effective classroom management. It does
By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor – What’s standing in the way of our creating the best possible Education Systems in Belize to prepare our children for tomorrow? We must want it first, and then
For Educators, Parents, and Everyone who cares about Education in Belize By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor In each of the previous articles that I contributed to this online newspaper I have asserted that educators
Should two or three ‘difficult’ students take up most of an educator’s time? On the days when these students are absent, or pulled from class, everything seems to go smoothly. Teaching is fun; everyone
Almost everyone knows those very public cases of students who are gossiped about so openly by other students, teachers, and the community — the student whose parents are alcoholics and who fight a lot,
– By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance CounselorAuthor’s Note:These articles are in no way, whatsoever, intended to be comprehensive or complete. They are written and contributed in an effort to provide a “starting point” for valuable (and
Classroom management is not easy. How do you “manage” 32 or more different and restless teenagers in the same room every day, with each one displaying various levels of strengths and/or weaknesses in different
– By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor – No two people are alike – not even identical twins. Each human being is unique and different, in one way or another, from every other human being.
by Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor Schools, whether private or public, do not spring suddenly and uniquely into being. Neither do they emerge, fully formed, from a single creator. A fully formed, properly run, and
by Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor Anton Chekhov, world famous Russian playwright and short story writer of the 19th century, once commented that there are only two classes of literary works: those he liked, and
by Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor – First of all, let me thank all those San Pedro community members who responded (positively or negatively) online to the announcement of San Pedro High School’s new “In
