The Importance of Mentoring
The Importance of Mentoring
BJ Holloway
English IV AP
1st period
Tonya Cope
May 9, 2011
Outline:
Introduction: Dead. Drugs. Prison. Bobby Light was reminded on a daily basis that these were the only three realistic goals that he could reach in life. Living in a single-parent home in a poverty-stricken apartment complex in Chicago, it appeared that Bobby would not have a positive future. Even though he had above average intelligence, Bobby hid his academic potential from his friends believing this would be viewed as weakness by his peers. This could be deadly where he was lived, so he pretended to be of the same academic caliber as his other friends who performed on an elementary education level in high school. When Bobby began his sophomore year at Martin Luther King High School, the administration staff thought it would be in the best interest of the students if the initiated a school wide mentoring program called HELPS (Helping Educate Low Potential Students), using mentors from various backgrounds to help the students deal with not only their academic failures, but also improve their social struggles. Bobby Light developed a good relationship with his mentor and used the program to his full advantage. He was no longer afraid to exhibit his academic potential. He raised his GPA by two points by his senior year and went on to UCLA to major in Business Administration. Bobby is currently a CEO of a tape company in Ohio. Mentoring in low-achieving schools is important because it helps both the mentor and the mentee develop important skills the will need later in life, improves the mentee’s grades, boosts the mentee’s self-confidence, and teaches both the mentor and mentee responsibility.
I. Helping the mentor and mentee
A. Definition of what mentoring is.
1. List different types of mentoring programs.
2. The positive effects on both the mentor and mentee.
B. How it affects the mentor.
1. Teaches the mentor the importance of establishing healthy and
BJ Holloway
English IV AP
1st period
Tonya Cope
May 9, 2011
Outline:
Introduction: Dead. Drugs. Prison. Bobby Light was reminded on a daily basis that these were the only three realistic goals that he could reach in life. Living in a single-parent home in a poverty-stricken apartment complex in Chicago, it appeared that Bobby would not have a positive future. Even though he had above average intelligence, Bobby hid his academic potential from his friends believing this would be viewed as weakness by his peers. This could be deadly where he was lived, so he pretended to be of the same academic caliber as his other friends who performed on an elementary education level in high school. When Bobby began his sophomore year at Martin Luther King High School, the administration staff thought it would be in the best interest of the students if the initiated a school wide mentoring program called HELPS (Helping Educate Low Potential Students), using mentors from various backgrounds to help the students deal with not only their academic failures, but also improve their social struggles. Bobby Light developed a good relationship with his mentor and used the program to his full advantage. He was no longer afraid to exhibit his academic potential. He raised his GPA by two points by his senior year and went on to UCLA to major in Business Administration. Bobby is currently a CEO of a tape company in Ohio. Mentoring in low-achieving schools is important because it helps both the mentor and the mentee develop important skills the will need later in life, improves the mentee’s grades, boosts the mentee’s self-confidence, and teaches both the mentor and mentee responsibility.
I. Helping the mentor and mentee
A. Definition of what mentoring is.
1. List different types of mentoring programs.
2. The positive effects on both the mentor and mentee.
B. How it affects the mentor.
1. Teaches the mentor the importance of establishing healthy and
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