Personal Narrative: My Relationship With My Mentee

I wish that I could be able to write this journal saying that my experience has been great. Unfortunately, every time I go mentoring I come out of it with a different experience. I had the opportunity to mentor kids here and there while still being able to see my main mentee. The relationship I’ve made with my main mentee has been great and has gown a lot. Other than my mentee I have not formed other relationships. Mrs. Green and I have a very professional relationship, but she definitely makes going to Leon High School a more fun experience with her goof attitude. Typically, one would consider a mentor/mentee relationship only beneficial to the mentee, but I do think I’m learning a lot from my mentor. I’ve learned to try different techniques to getting her excited to do school work. Luckily this two-way relationship is mutually beneficial rather than the mentees being the only individuals getting something out of the program. There are a few culture dynamic that come with being a school and working with students. There needs to …show more content…
When we meet she always has work she need help on and we work together until she grasps the concepts. The biggest lesson I’ve learned so far is to not give up on my dream of helping others. I would be lying if I said I didn’t dislike waking up early during the week to go essentially back to high school. Yet, I always end up leaving the school in a great mood. I love helping other, and seeing progress in a student makes me so happy. Last time I saw my mentee, I was having a very difficult week and was struggling a lot. I was doubting my choices to pursue a career in helping individuals with mental health issue. Yet, after helping my mentee understand her math homework I was immediately cheered up. The smallest thing like helping someone understand their math homework brought so much joy to me it reminded me why I care so much about wanting to be a support system for