College and Career Counseling

As the father of a 4 year old daughter, college counselor and an educator, it is wonderful and beautiful to see children excited about learning and discovering new things. Simultaneously, it is saddening and disappointing to see high-school students become weary, restless and disengaged in the learning process as they age and mature. The question we must ask ourselves is WHY and WHAT caused these bright young minds to become disillusioned with the joy of learning and discovery? Knowing how the flawed educational system works, schools are run, and teachers approach instruction when delivering their subject matter in the classroom; my synopsis is students get tired of frigid, rigid learning scenarios that quench and stifle their creativity, reduce learning to mere memorization, and do not allow personal expression of their own insights and perspective. Moreover much of what students learn is not made relevant to the world in which they live, meaning that they learn history and things from the past, with no connection to or vision for the future. Understandably, students can lose interest and become frustrated with the learning process. In such a scenario and situation, students often feel like beasts of burden simply trying to please their parents and earn high marks in school, but do not enjoy the learning process itself. We therefore must endeavor to increase students’ level of engagement, enjoyment and love of learning. Paul F. Davis is a College and Career Counselor who has worked at Texas A&M International University and for the American China Exchange Society. Paul has earned 4 Master degrees with the highest honors from the University of Texas (Educational Leadership), New York University (Global Affairs), Michigan State College of Law (Global Food Law), the University of Alabama (Health). Paul completed his training in College Counseling with the University of California at Los Angeles. Paul is a Worldwide Motivational Speaker who has touched 76 nations speaking for the U.S. Military, Companies, Cruise Lines at Sea, Colleges and Universities throughout the globe.