Comments on: Use Free Time Wisely During the Holidays https://www.mymajors.com/blog/use-free-time-wisely-during-the-holidays/ Student Blog | Counselor Blog Fri, 11 Dec 2020 21:04:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 By: Brian Powers https://www.mymajors.com/blog/use-free-time-wisely-during-the-holidays/#comment-406 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:17:12 +0000 http://mymajors.com/blog/?p=538#comment-406 While I am intrigued by Mr. McClory’s input in this article, I am troubled by the lack of balance created. As a high school counselor, I wish each of my students a mental and emotional break from the busyness of their daily lives.

To offer that they don’t travel and instead focus on college applications and scholarships seems to be quite a continuation of life on the treadmill. There needs to be a balance struck – time with family at Christmas cannot be recovered, and it may indeed be the last opportunity for students to slow down, think about what’s most important, and be thankful for what they have. This is lost today amidst all the deadlines and ramped up requirements.

Can a balance be struck to not simply take all fourteen days off, but to also take a break from the madness?

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