House Proceeding on Jan 21st, 2009 :: 1:34:15 to 1:36:10
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Vernon J. Ehlers: those schools dedicated to those students. i urge my colleagues to support this resolution, and i yield back the balanc the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman from michigan. mr. ehlers: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. ehlers: let me conclude by giving a personal example of why

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Speech By: Vernon J. Ehlers

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Vernon J. Ehlers: counseling is so important even though i was not counseled by a school counselor but it illustrates the importance. when i was a senior in high school i had no idea what i was going to do with my life or my career. i didn't even intend to go to college. fortunately my father persuaded me to do that. but i had no idea what i wanted to do.

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Vernon J. Ehlers: in that summer i ended up driving a truck and ended up sitting next to a person in a diner. he told me he was a mechanical engineer at ford motor company. he talked to me about what he did. and it sounded really interesting and it sounded like fun. so when i got to college i went to the registration line and at one point someone says, what is your major?

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Vernon J. Ehlers: i says, i don't know. i have no idea. they said, well, you have to declare a major. i said, well, i'm not sure. he said, well you have to pick something. oki'm going to be a mechanical engineer. and i found it amazing that based on a 10-minute conversation with a total stranger i decided what the rest of my life was going to be like.

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Vernon J. Ehlers: and that illustrates the important impact that a school counselor or for that matter a teacher can be in advising students what to do with their lives. as it so happens after one year as a mechanical engineering student my physics professor persuaded me to a physicist nevertheless. counseling is crucial.

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Vernon J. Ehlers: and counseling must be done and must be done well and professionally if we're going to provide a good service for the students of this nation. and because of that i'm pleased