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Category: Guidance Counselor Who Needs To Be Counseled

I am a parent and was surprised by Mr. Englerth. He is clearly not qualified, and I am suspicious of his qualifications to even be employed by the high school. He does not seem to care and even if he did, I don't think he has the aptitude to help.

Category: Guidance Counselor Who Needs To Be Counseled

Sorry that this is so long. I have to be really precise about what I am implying (and am not implying) because trolls on this site are looking for any reason to verbally abuse anyone. This story is in response to the stereotyping prompt. I knew a kid who was ridiculously book-smart--literally Stanford-level talent at science and writing. Talented, creative musician too. She happened to be stuck in a rough family situation. It had always made school more difficult, but in the past, she had always persevered through, even in all her accelerated--and double accelerated--classes. Her home situation started to get even more out of hand, and the kid had the courage to confide in Mr. Englerth about what was going on. He listened to her concerns earnestly and tried to help her as best as he could. Good on him, really. :) Unfortunately, he simultaneously began to treat her like a broken kid. I think he assumed she couldn't have the executive functioning others her age could. (Mind you, that couldn't be further from the truth.) Many times, he told her it wasn't "reasonable" for her to take as many AP's or even honors classes as she wanted. She ended up listening to him and dropped the hard classes. Worst of all, she started to genuinely believe she was just some troubled kid, unable to achieve what the others did; even though she knew she was smart, she felt she was too much of a basket case to show it. Even in her required classes, she started underperforming and missing a ton of school. Since fourth grade, her dream school was Harvard. (She probably was smart enough not to tell Mr. Englerth because she didn't want to be considered even crazier for holding herself to "even more unrealistic expectations.") Fast forward to her senior year, and she was hard-pressed to get into a run-of-the-mill state school. She was sad of what had become but still maintained this harmful mentality. It's tragic. By the way, I used to go to Mendon, and I had Mr. Englerth as my counselor. I have a soft spot for the man. He's a good guy who genuinely wants to help his kids. NONE of this is intended to bash him. Without a doubt, he was just trying to make school easier on this girl and protect her from difficult situations. Unfortunately, he failed to realize she was such a strong person that all she needed was a reminder of her own strengths. She needed to be encouraged--not told to play it safe to avoid more tough stuff in her life. I don't know what ended up happening to her. [Insert name], if you see this, as always, I hope your family is doing better. Secondly, please know that your path to success has not been closed; it has just been interrupted. (Plus, whether you are at a community college or Yale, the school is unbelievably lucky to have a mind like yours.) If you believe in yourself like you once did, you will accomplish awesome things for the world! I think you know who this is. If you ever need to talk, just search my name in Instagram, and DM me. And Mr. Englerth, thanks for being a loving man. Just please be more conscientious about the value of your advice. After all, guidance is literally in your job title. Your words have more weight than you may realize.

Category: Guidance Counselor Who Needs To Be Counseled

Based on the last story, he literally takes people at face value ?

Category: Guidance Counselor Who Needs To Be Counseled

Oh my gosh, the eye bag thing! I met with him a few times sophomore year, and I happened to not be wearing make-up. He told me he was worried I wasn't getting enough sleep and my mental health may be suffering. The next year, I met with him, and he said, "I can tell you're getting more sleep. You look like you're getting more sleep." In reality, I was just wearing concealer that day!

Category: Guidance Counselor Who Needs To Be Counseled

This man uses the word brilliant more times a day than an entire Harry Potter movie does, but he's a great guy all the same.

Category: Guidance Counselor Who Needs To Be Counseled

Okay, seems like he may not be the brighest bulb in the chandelier, but his Twitter is low-key based. It's @EnglerthJames.

Category: Guidance Counselor Who Needs To Be Counseled

Okay, not trying to be rude--this is genuinely my experience. He thought I was depressed and recommended therapy because I had dark circles under my eyes. No, man...that's called genetics. For someone who considers himself such a pragmatist, a little logic and science would go a long way...

Category: Guidance Counselor Who Needs To Be Counseled

Okay, on which stereotypes has Mr. Englerth judged you guys? I'm genuinely curious.

Category: Guidance Counselor Who Needs To Be Counseled

I second the last post. Mr. Englerth has a kind heart, but he needs to stop assuming someone can't manage difficult classes if they aren't a male scholar-athlete. Infantilizing women isn't the way to go. Please check your implicit biases, sir. You'll be an even better counselor for it. :)

Category: Guidance Counselor Who Needs To Be Counseled

When I went to MHS, I had Mr. Englerth as my counselor. He cares deeply about his students, but his advice is sometimes too presumptive. Since he only sees certain kids once a semester, he cannot always avoid this issue. Although, like some of the kids on here said, it would be beneficial to everyone if he could try to make more informed judgments. Regarding the discourse on here, I understand why kids and parents are upset with him--especially if their claims are true. (Knowing this guy, it wouldn't surprise me if they were.) However, I completely understand why the other side is upset. To reiterate, Mr. Englerth is a great guy, and even if he misadvised these kids and families, he probably had the best of intentions.