<p>This week I sit down with Dana Martin, College Counselor at Mastery Charter School - Lenfest to discuss her recent blog post that garnered my attention. There is something plaguing students from Philadelphia, and it isn't Covid-19. What is it? We discuss here.&nbsp;</p> <p>0:00 - In Philadelphia, students aren’t afraid of Covid, they are afraid of something else……</p> <p>2:00 - Tragedy in the school and outside community impacting students.</p> <p>4:00 - When violence hits home/ How this impacts the way she advises students/ Changing her counseling style.</p> <p>6:45 - What informs her counseling style?</p> <p>10:00 - Building respect and rapport with our students.</p> <p>14:00 - Disparity in how things are reported involving the Black/Brown community.</p> <p>17:00 - Preparing students of color in transitioning to colleges and universities, some of which don’t really value and support those students.</p> <p>19:30 - Planting seeds of self worth in students.</p> <p>22:00 - Avoid sugar-coating things for students.</p> <p>25:30 - Other post secondary options….. Duh.</p> <p>28:00 - What Admissions folks need to know about resilience and trauma.</p> <p>30:00 - The “Shared-Individual Experience”.</p>