Question #1:In Chapter Three Hjalmarson points to assumptions we make about students and the role their parents play in the educational enterprise. What are some of these assumptions? What assumptions do you have about students in a school you work at or a K-12 school you have attended? Indicate how some of these assumptions that educators make can unwittingly become self-fulfilling prophecies.

Question # 2: List and explain the factors that play an important role if and how counselors become involved in school, school-community, and overall partnerships. Research indicates certain misperceptions counselors have about their role- why may this be?