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From the Manifold edition of LET'S GO IN: MY JOURNEY TO A UNIVERSITY PRESIDENCY by T. Alan Hurwitz: gallaudetupress.manifoldapp.org/projects/let-s-go-in
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VIDEO DESC & TRANSCRIPT: A blue card with white lettering appears for ten seconds. It says "Do you think you would have ever pursued an engineering degree without the suggestion of your high school guidance counselor? How important is it for students to seek advice from career counselors?"
Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz, an older white man with white hair, a white beard, and dark-rimmed glasses wearing a bluish-gray buttoned-up shirt stands before a white wall and begins to sign in ASL.
ALAN: I was lucky to have a very good guidance counselor who called me into his office to discuss what I wanted to do in the future, what my plans were after I finished high school. We talked about it and then he mentioned engineering. I had never heard of it before, so he explained what it included.
He believed that because I had a good educational background, I was well prepared for a college education. So that tells me that it’s important for young people who are thinking about their futures to meet with their guidance counselors or talk with their favorite teacher or with other people about what is available out there. That will help young children to think about the future and take the right courses to prepare for a college education.
From the Manifold edition of LET'S GO IN: MY JOURNEY TO A UNIVERSITY PRESIDENCY by T. Alan Hurwitz: gallaudetupress.manifoldapp.org/projects/let-s-go-in
This video may not be repurposed or incorporated into other works in any way without the express written consent of the author.
VIDEO DESC & TRANSCRIPT: A blue card with white lettering appears for ten seconds. It says "Do you think you would have ever pursued an engineering degree without the suggestion of your high school guidance counselor? How important is it for students to seek advice from career counselors?"
Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz, an older white man with white hair, a white beard, and dark-rimmed glasses wearing a bluish-gray buttoned-up shirt stands before a white wall and begins to sign in ASL.
ALAN: I was lucky to have a very good guidance counselor who called me into his office to discuss what I wanted to do in the future, what my plans were after I finished high school. We talked about it and then he mentioned engineering. I had never heard of it before, so he explained what it included.
He believed that because I had a good educational background, I was well prepared for a college education. So that tells me that it’s important for young people who are thinking about their futures to meet with their guidance counselors or talk with their favorite teacher or with other people about what is available out there. That will help young children to think about the future and take the right courses to prepare for a college education.
