My Mentor Observation

I am a part of a mentoring organization for SEBS EOF. There are approximately 15 mentors. Each mentor has 1 mentee (who is a freshman or sophomore). The mentor and mentee must meet approximately 2-3 times per month, and communicate at least once a week. Our goal is to serve as a resource for these mentees. We would provide them with any advice they may need (ranging from academic to personal). A relationship of trust must be maintained between the mentee and mentor. All the information is confidential. As a mentor, there may be times where we may be handling situations wrong. During situations like those, we may seek advice from other mentors or our advisor. All the mentors usually have a meeting to discuss any of the hardships they may be
(Johnson, P. 55). As a mentor, we must connect to the mentee. With my mentee and I, we have faced challenges in life that are similar. Our similarities allow us to bond stronger. For example, we both started off college with pre-calculus. My mentee believed starting off with pre-calc., meant starting off at the lowest level. However, I explained to her it didn’t mean that, I myself was in pre-calc. freshman year. Also, I made it through pre-calc. and calculus. Yes, I may have struggled I made it through both of those classes. I was able to serve as a role model for him/her and build confidence in him/her.

Ethical judgement has a lot to do with making decisions. As a mentor, I would not be able to make all the decisions for my mentee. “Leaders may unintentionally cast shadows because they lack necessary knowledge, skills, and experience” (Johnson, P. 50). As a mentor, I may not have all the answers to the questions for my mentee. For example, if my mentee is going through something personal. I as a mentor, don’t have the right to tell my mentor to skip class or take an absence of leave. I would have to direct my mentee to the dean or an advisor because I am not knowledgeable in that