• Because time is a scarce resource in schools today, and because of a strong push for improved standardized test scores, best educational practices suggest that in-class guidance lessons not take away from classroom instructional minutes. How will you address this issue as a school counselor?

• How would you divide your time between meeting the immediate needs of the students and keeping up with the paperwork?

• What do you do with a student who stops you on the way to lunch or comes in without an appointment?