Jesse B. Davis

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Jesse B. Davis is considered the first person to implement a school counseling program which helped initiate the vocational guidance movement in the United Sates.

In Central High School in Detroit, Michigan, Jesse B. Davis worked as a guidance counselor for 11th grade boys and girls from 1898 to 1907. Davis' primary duties involved educational and vocational counseling. In 1907, he became principal of another high school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and required all seventh-grade students to write a weekly report on occupational interests for their English class. The students would related vocational interests to curriculum subjects. Furthermore, he encouraged English teachers to use lessons and compositions to develop character, help students avoid behavioral problems, and get along with others. From 1914 to 1916, served as president of the National Vocational Guidance Association. Today, English high school and middle school classes are still used to help students learn about occupational interests, decision-making, and research.

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