The case of Carl

When one gets into the profession of teaching, it usually isn't because of just the money, or because it's a steady job, and if that's the case I don't see these teachers lasting to long (although the one or two would prove me wrong). We go into this profession because of the students, and for what we can do to help change their lives. Carl unfortunately is in a terrible situation. The teacher did the write thing in getting the school counselor and child services involved. Although we do want to help as much as we can, we have to remember that it is not our job, nor do we have the expertise to deal with these issues like the specialists.We do need to care, but we are not psychologists or child service workers. Once Carl has been taken care of as much as possible by child services, I would make sure to keep an eye daily on Carl and just to check up on him, make sure he's doing ok, take his mind off his troubles a little, ask him about a cool song or some new trend to take his mind off the worst parts of his life. Also i would be making sure the school guidance counselor was checking up on Carl and making sure to keep tabs on him as much as possible. Although we aren't qualified to deal with the major psychological issues, we are qualified to be caring and compassionate human beings, and that is what we should be doing with all our students, Carl just might need that little bit more attention though.