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Archived articles by Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor and Education Consultant.

Unrealistic Systems of Education

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

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Strengthening The Balance

By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education ConsultantTeaching young people, whether in public or private, primary or secondary schools, is not about molding them into what we, educators, want them to become. Rather, teaching

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Earning Students' Respect

By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant Teaching, whether in public or private schools, without having students’ respect is never successful – not for teacher nor student. Disrespectful students cannot and do not

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Why Teach?

By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education ConsultantTeaching, whether in public or private schools, is much more than just a job; it’s a lifetime vocation of continuously wanting to learn while helping others to

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Slow Down or Accelerate Learning?

By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education ConsultantOver the last 12 months, through this column, I have suggested positive ways to reach out to slow learners (“Difficult Students”) to bring them into the mainstream

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What is a curriculum?

By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant The 2012 high school year started this month.  At first, it was exciting to meet new teachers and welcome back returning teachers; however, the excitement has passed. 

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Parents: Be involved, not difficult!

By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant As the new school year begins many educators anticipate having to deal with “difficult” parents. These are the parents who are seen only at registration or

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Aggressive Behavior In Students

by Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant Aggressive behavior by a student is unacceptable; it goes beyond the scope of schools’ normal boundaries. Examples of defiant or hostile behavior by a student include: 

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Helping Difficult Students

By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant As the new school year begins many educators try to be proactive in anticipation of “difficult” students.  Before the first bell rings on the first day

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Misconception Of Guidance Counseling

By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant Many students (and some teachers) in Belize tend to think of counseling as a form of discipline or something for the mentally sick:  a suspension requirement

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Confronting New Challenges

By Gustavo A. Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant When schools were first established in British Honduras (Belize today) the Church (Roman Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, and other denominations at a later date) mostly assumed

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A New Beginning?

By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant   –   According to Maya time wisdom, we are this year completing a significant calendar cycle. Moreover, we have just held/completed National and Municipal elections throughout the

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Dealing with Loud, Playful, and Difficult Students

By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant A reader’s/teacher’s comments that are posted to my recent articles seem to be written in much “frustration” and “desperation”. The very LAST thing that any student

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“The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” Part 4

Ugly: Negative Behaviors in Schools  By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant Educators/teachers who respond to inappropriate behaviors of students in the classroom with screaming and loud threats create an ugly picture of

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