Soren Kierkegaard once said, “Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.” Although life may be an ever-moving conveyor headed to an eventual end; it is important to look behind us to understand what has happened. Through this understanding, we are then able to better live as we continue on this journey called life. Although not explicitly stated, Mr. Kierkegaard is speaking of the importance of reflection. It is important to reach milestones, look back, and figure out how you conquered the once seemingly impossible. Only through reflection can you then conquer the next mountain, which will surely be even bigger than the last. In a similar way, the mountain I have recently conquered is leading a group of 6 freshmen to a common goal. Even though I was well prepared and had a fairly good grasp of what would be required of me, traversing over this metaphorical mountain has shown me new parts of myself that were yet unexpressed. …show more content…
The mentee would come and ask questions and the mentor would give them good advice leading to happy outcomes. However, shortly into the semester, I realized that a mentor is much more than a person with good advice. To be an effective mentor, I believe they need to be personally engaged with their mentee, encouraging, and honest. Throughout the semester, I had times where my kids came to me about different personal struggles. In those moments, I realized they did not just want the good advice from an elder, but they wanted to know I cared and truly had their best interests in mind. For me, learning the role of a mentor was one of my biggest takeaways from this semester. However, this semester also taught me what a leader should
Mentoring is a committed collaborative partnership, not a dependent relationship. According to Bernier, Larose, and Soucy (2005), the relationship and commitment created within a mentoring program is crucial for its success in assisting the mentee. Past studies have focused on student mentoring and its influence on academic performance, retention, and graduation. The thesis of this paper will examine the theory of servant leadership and its influence on a mentoring approach to assist students academically. This paper will also identify a metaphor for the application of servant leadership and provide a research overview on servant leadership. It is important to know if there is a difference, in particular, testing the attributes associated with servant leadership, as well as practical mentoring processes, to determine its influence on student academic performance. The theoretical framework for this paper is Greenleaf’s theory of servant leadership and the relationship between mentoring and servant leadership and its effect on student performance.
...g.” Getting to the top of the mountain could be metaphorically interpreted as accomplishing a goal. There is a point in life when you have to decide for yourself what your course will be in life. You should not just go through the motions of life. It is always important to set goal and have a purpose. It also important to give anything you are doing one hundred percent of your effort all of the time. The feeling you get when accomplishing a major goal is a feeling that is indescribable, it is just so rewarding.
All proverbs come with perspective, and perspective was defiantly the key to understanding this one. Traversing the walk of life, returning from depression and suicide; things are indeed their worst as they get better, a shining light and breaking free.
Each semester assigned with two classes, consisting of twenty-five students has provided me the opportunity to assist students with various skills ranging from communication, email etiquette, and most relevant in college, time management. As a peer mentor I’m able to serve as a role model and assist students in reaching their academic success, and this valuable and rewarding opportunity has furthered my determination and interests in working with our youth. Mentoring has allowed me to strengthen my coaching and leadership skills by working with a group of diverse students. This experience has given me new insight, and questions raised by my mentees have helped me to take a critical look at how I was leading my life and what areas I needed
Classroom-type leadership consists of activities such as mentoring, coaching, and action learning. This classroom training helps us to be better leaders and gets us prepared for what’s ahead of us. Our development relationships have 2 forms its coaching and mentoring. Back then coaching involved lots of practice, setting goals from one-to-one and help the behaviors to some of our leaders. Mentoring is a relation to an older leader who is agreeing and supporting the development of a youn...
During Mr. Harper’s presentation, he also went over some myths about the perfect mentor. Some of the myths about mentoring included: (1) the mentor and mentee must physically meet, (2) it is only a one- way mentorship, and (3) mentors must have all the answers. It is never just a one-way mentorship because there is always new information that can be learned by the mentor. Mentors also do not always have all the answers because no one person knows everything. It is okay to seek help from a professor or other
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This poem by Robert Frost was first read to me in the last year of my high school experience. Back then, not only did I have absolutely no interest in any literary work, but moreover, had no intension to lye there and analyze a poem into its symbolic definitions. Only now have I been taught the proper way to read a literary work as a formalistic critic might read. With this new approach to literature I can understand the underlying meaning to Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken". In addition to merely grasping the author's intension, I was able to justly incur that this poem, without directly mentioning anything about life's decisions, is in its entirety about just that.
As they enter the classroom they see all of the children smiling at their desks, beaming with joy. Knowing that they are the cause of their happiness makes what they are doing worthwhile. There is nothing more accomplishing than seeing children succeeding in their education. Mentoring does not only benefit the children involved, but also the mentors. Children gain new role models that will help shape them into who they are, plus they will also gain friendships.
I have always been one to spend my time watching things that others wouldn 't think to watch. I have seen things like “The Wind Rises” by Hayao Miyazaki, “Queen” by Vikas Bahl and my favorite “Mary Kom” by Omung Kumar. From documentaries to animes, to silent films. I have dabbled in a little of everything so far. I am known to watch a few of these to pass my summer as well. So, when it came time to watch the foreign film “The Lives of Others” directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, I was fully aware of what to expect. From the subtitles to funny English accents, to sharpening my skill of being able to read the words and focus on the action at hand. You could say I 'm somewhat of an expert in those areas. Thank you anime! The movie was
That is the reason I was selected to be a mentor three consecutive years, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade. Every year, I get assign four students from different grade levels to help them improve academically and support them emotionally. Being a mentor has motivated me to be the best version of me; to offer a hand to those in need. Following my mother’s footsteps, I want to change and save lives through a medical career. I hope to hold that ability someday. I hope one day I become someone who inspires others to keep going, and to never give up until they accomplish their
In a mentor/mentee relationship, the mentor will be able to encourage the high school student to attend a higher education institution and show them how to complete certain pre-responsibilities such as applying for scholarships and college application material. The mentor can also provide information about student life and the different types of universities. The relationship would be similar to a student counselor in high school, except they mentor would relate better to the
As I have reflected on the examined life, intellectually, physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually, over the span of this semester and applied it to our own life, I have noticed a theme that links each of these dimensions together. Life is a journey of self discovery where individuals are constantly trying to come to terms with who they are as a person. Through this journey, individuals can find their calling or vocation in life, discover their potential, know one’s self, and even just make sense of life. Furthermore, I will examine this theme of self discovery in the context of each dimension and apply it to what I have learned over the course of this semester.
In our world today, there are two types of people that exist; people who examine their lives and people who do not examine their lives. It is a decision that every parent, teenager and child makes during some point in their lives. One might state that their are benefits to living an unexamined life. One is able to do whatever they please since they are never questioning their own actions. They are not forced to uphold any morales since they believe that the only thing that matters to them is to “enjoy life” now and to forget about the future. On the other hand, it is healthier to make decisions that will satisfy our future goals. In order to do this, it is expected to take certain steps that will propel us to success, the examination of our
One's dream and aspirations to supersede in life must be stronger and greater than limitations set forth by others. The experience that were bestowed to me during my short life has elevated me to the woman I am today. Please walk with me as I give you the opportunity to see the world from my eyes: