Mentoring is a long-standing form of training, learning and development and an increasingly popular tool for supporting personal development.…
Facilitate coaching and mentoring of practitioners in health and social care or children and young people’s settings…
The relationship between a mentor and mentee is one of molding and shaping. As pedagogical strategy that is deeply rooted in vocational education, mentoring adds culture and colour to the learning experience.…
1 WHAT IS MENTORSHIP? A VOLUNTARY DEVELOPMENTAL RELATIONSHIP THAT EXISTS BETWEEN A PERSON OF GREATER EXPERIENCE AND A PERSON OF LESSER EXPERIENCE CHARICTORIZED BY MUTUAL TRUST AND RESPECT…
personal development and allows for communication on a one to one basis. The mentor will…
Mentoring has arguments both for and against its effectiveness in relation to at-risk youth. These programs have been known to help in areas of self-esteem, attitudes toward drugs and alcohol, grades, attendance and disciplinary problems in school. Although, the scope of at-risk youth can be quite narrow, if administered correctly it can be inclusive of all teens with emotional and behavioral problems. These programs should not be considered a quick fix to such a large problem, but it can be used as a means to an end.…
An evaluation (Cave and Quint 1990) found participants in various mentoring programs had higher levels of college enrollment. Both programs also have community-based mentors that meet with their mentees on evenings and weekends at various locations, including the mentor's home. It is concluded that positive effects are much more likely when one-on-one mentoring has been strongly implemented. Our society shows positive results when we give our adult talents or compassion as a mentor and shows a promising future for our youth.…
"Young people will find a way to meet their needs even if this means moving in directions that are not approved of by family and/or community. Whether or how young people meet their needs depends in large part on the strength and direction of influences and opportunities in their lives".…
Mentoring means to serve as a trusted counselor or teacher to another person. A good mentor is a single person who is there for the new teacher to help them survive their first year in the field. The mentor should be available to help the new teacher overcome common obstacles such as lesson planning, disruptive students and teaching techniques. While mentoring is effective it does have its limitations; the mentor usually has their own responsibilities to take care of and time between the two teachers is often limited. Additionally, with only one source to turn to information may not always be accurate and feedback is not always provided.…
The program needs to be flexible and willing to make changes over time. Students only get one shot at high school. Mentor program participation can have a positive influence on the mentors and mentees and help students develop lasting relationships with students who look out for each other’s best interest. Mentor programs must never lose sight of who they were created to serve. Mentor students have the ability to change the way mentees view their high school careers.…
In complete honesty, I have lived a privileged life. I am provided with diverse opportunities, ranging from being home-schooled to the Catholic school I currently attend. Everyone has their hardships, and I certainly had my own, all were shaping and forming me into who I am at this point. I can honestly say my particular perspective has been remarkably determined by Kent Bellows Mentorship Program. It forced me to realize the opportunities I have been granted, take my passions into consideration, and most importantly, it shaped my aspirations and made me work for them.…
Andre’s positive experience with the mentoring program led him to apply to become a mentor in the same program. There was a thorough application process which required students to be nominated by peer mentors and teachers. Moreover, students had to complete several weeks of training. The program had a tutoring component in which mentors who received high marks in a course would tutor students who needed additional help in those…
Using my leadership skills, I feel I have made a tremendous, positive impact at both my high school community and my university community at Grand Valley State University.…
Personal growth is accomplished when a teacher adopts a mentoring role. Displaying warmth and compassion shows students that teachers love them and are empathic, feeling human beings. One-on-one mentoring involves personal conversations about goals, and taking time to share ideas and experiences. To be a mentor to every student, a teacher must project positivity, exhibit flexibility and confidence, set high expectations for oneself, and demonstrate fairness and consistency. In doing so, students can see appropriate adult behaviors first-hand and begin to emulate them as they mature.…
Mentorship is a very complex, integral role which has been described by Kinnell and Hughes (2010) as a process of transferring knowledge, skills and attitudes from mentors to students, facilitating learning in order to ensure their fitness for practice. Clutterbuck (2006) considered mentor’s role as a learning provider and role model, as well as a challenging, critical friend, from network building and resourcefulness to listening and helping students to find out what they want to achieve.…