Dear Flower Mound High School

The following is a letter, and a few pictures I am sending to Flower Mound High School - the high school Chris went to.  I think this is something they need to hear:

Dear Flower Mound High School,

Please find included with this letter 2 pictures.  One is of Christopher Nield holding his diploma cover, and the other is a picture of his diploma.   Christopher Nield was a student who went to Flower Mound High.  While attending school there a counselor told him that he should never go to college, that he was not college material.

If you cannot tell by the pictures, this degree he has earned is a Master’s Degree.  Not only did he complete all the requirements for the degree but he earned a 3.6 grade point average.  To get into a graduate program he had get a bachelor’s degree, and take the GRE exam. 

Let this be a lesson to your school and your counselors.  Your job is NOT to tell your students what kind of material they are.  It is NOT your job to tell your students something is above or below them.  Your job is to support them in whatever their dreams may be.  Your job is to inspire them and help them see the unlimited potential they have.

Luckily this student was not held back by what your counselors said.  He chose instead to be inspired by his family and friends who supported and believed that he could accomplish what he set out to accomplish and more.  Hopefully your counselors ended the practice of telling students what kind of material they are, and instead help them become what they dream to be.