You’ve Got What It Takes (for College)

Screen Shot 2013-07-07 at 6.28.26 PMAh summer, time to kick back, relax, read, garden, catch up with friends . . . and prep for the coming year at school! I know it seems a bit counselor-geeky, but there’s something just so wonderful about having time to explore all the resources that are out there. Today I came across some great public service announcements from KnowHow2Go about the importance of going to college. These highly engaging English and Spanish PSAs are in video (30 and 60 seconds), audio (30 and 60 seconds), and a variety of print formats.

The first set of PSAs feature middle and high school kids in urban settings showing and talking about their persistence, determination, and vision in sports, gaming, art, and music and how those traits relate to going to college. The videos end with the tag line: “I’ve got what it takes. So do you.”

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What a great way to tie in character traits with college planning! I can see using these with kids in 4th grade all the way up through high school. Here are some of the videos:

The “Tough” set of PSAs encourage kids to take challenging courses in preparation for college. They feature tongue-in-cheek scary “cage-fighting” tough characters: Algebra, a gladiator/Arnold Schwarzenegger muscle-man; Biology, a set of armored, feathered, and echo-y twins; and Foreign Languages, a trio of Napoleonic, bullish, and Ninja-like characters.

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In the video clips, middle school age kids are initially scared or confused by them, but by the end are allied with them. These videos are hilarious! Print and audio versions of the “Tough” campaign are also available.

Hmmm . . . This gives me an idea . . . How about a cage-fighting SuperCounselor who takes on the evil trio of Disengagement, Discouragement, and Disorganization? I know who would win!

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SuperCounselor the Cage Fighter. You KNOW she’ll win!

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  1. I love those PSAs! I’ve used a couple of them in my 6th grade guidance classes. Short, to the point, and it grabs the kids’ attention.

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