Hello God,
Thank you for continually blessing my family and me.
A special prayer for all those suffering from any kind of addiction;
may we always feel your comforting presence in our lives.
In Jesus' name. Amen.
Having had time to reflect on my second year as a school counselor, I find chess is a great metaphor for a school's hierarchy.
(in order from right to left in the above picture)
The King - anyone in a higher position than the principal - the superintendent, parents, "society at large"
The King can only move one square at a time, which reminds me of how legislature moves with regards to changes in the educational system.
Slowly.
Deliberately.
But perhaps not the most efficiently.
The Queen - the principal
S/he can move pretty much anywhere and in any direction.
One of the more dangerous pieces on the board, besides the King, of course.
The Bishops - the school counselor(s)
As a school counselor, I think of myself as being able to move, just like the bishops, only in diagonals.
There is only "so much," support and guidance I can give.
The Knights - teachers
The staff at my last school saw me as a part of "administration," which was exemplified when a teacher said to another group of teachers - during their lunch time - "I can't say what I'd like to say, since our counselor's in here." Everyone laughed, including me.
But really, just like the Bishops can only move in diagonals, the Knights are only allowed to move in certain spaces as well.
Bishops and Knights are good "blockers," for whatever the Queen and Rooks need done.
Teachers and school counselors are of "equal value," in my eyes.
The Rooks - the assistant principals
Also dangerous pieces - they can move wherever they like and in whatever direction they chose.
The Pawns - students, teacher assistants
I put the students as pawns only because they are the most vulnerable to the actions of those in charge of them, not because I see them as the "lowest" in numerical value.
Pawns can only move in one direction - forward - with two spaces allowed only in their first move - one space per move allowed thereafter.
For a better idea of what the "relative value," of a chess piece is, copy and paste this into your browser:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_piece_relative_value
"I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world." Mother Theresa
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