Peer mentoring

Using “Mentoring Programs: A Framework to Inform Program Development, Research, and Evaluation” (2006) I realized that the term “peer mentoring” has been used to describe a variety of different things, such as cross-age peer mentoring, peer tutoring, and peer education to name a few (Karcher et al., 2006, p. 712). Dictionary.com defines the word peer as: “a person who is equal to another in abilities, qualifications, age, background, and social status.” It also defines the word mentor as: “1) A wise and trusted counselor or teacher. 2) An influential senior sponsor or supporter” (n.d.). This definition is reflected in the Peer Mentor Companion where it states “A peer mentor is not just any student, but is rather a student who has learned from experience and has developed skills to successfully guide other students through college” (2008, p.…

class begin without them. Leaving the students thinking they need help right away. The 2016-2017 school year at Sherwood Middle School has been affected by the new elective peer mentoring. At the end of the 2015-2016 school year, students were surprised to see this new elective and were eager to learn about it. Opening lockers, organization skills, and even homework are only some of the things students might need assistance in. Peer Mentoring is a way for students to receive help in those…

In the beginning, Peer Mentoring was a program at my high school that I scoffed at and found to be rather idealistic. The thought that I could actually impact the life of somebody on campus seemed rather far fetched, I was so accustomed to creating a change to those who seemed abstract to me that I could not grasp the ideology of mentoring someone. However, due to my curiosity to see if it was an actual possibility, I signed up. What I expected were a plethora of mood and rambunctious teenagers…

Peer Mentoring is another student or an adult that can serve as a role model or a helping hand. The mentor, whose job is to encourage, support and inform students to better themselves, serves as an important individual for the youth in the community. A good mentor is familiar with the rules & procedures and can direct students to someone who can properly help fix a problem. Or if the mentor has enough experience with the situation, he/she is able to properly address that person's problem. There…

A peer mentor is defined as a person who uses their resources to support, encourage and inform someone. Going into this semester, I was unaware that I would be mentoring another student and thus doubted my abilities. Although I was excited to become a mentor, I questioned whether I would truly be able to make a difference in someone’s life. The difference that I wanted to make could be as simple as helping someone ace a test, but the news of mentoring threw me off track. Nonetheless, I gathered…

I cannot imagine that time has flown so fast. It seems like yesterday when I was first hired in summer quarter to be a Peer Mentor. I used to have a lot of imagination about what it would be, and how I would react with my mentees when I officially become a Peer Mentor. This is also my first time to be a Peer Mentor, so I got super excited. However, everything is not like what it seems. When I first received my cohort assignment email said that I would be a Peer Mentor for IESL level 1 and 2, I…

Assignment 1: Does peer mentoring improve college freshmen retention rate? Samantha Dean A common question posed by administrators at institutions of higher education is how to retain college freshmen. The reasons that first-year students do not return to college as a sophomore range from family issues to lack of friends and loneliness to struggling academically and lack of money. Universities cannot control all factors relating to a student’s decision to not come back as a sophomore; however,…

Critical Analysis on Cross- Age Peer Mentoring Mentoring is beneficial to both mentors and mentees. A type of mentoring that strongly suggests this is Cross- Age Peer Mentoring. According to the Handbook of Youth Mentoring, the definition of cross-age peer mentoring is “only when there are two or more years’ difference between the mentor and the mentee… and the mentor is indeed older (and presumably wiser and more mature) than the mentee” (234). The handbook specifies that peer mentors “must by…

only be heard--but listened to--by others. In high school, one of my greatest leadership accomplishments occurred through a club called Peer Mentoring. This club has given me a whole new perspective on leadership and has helped me to develop skills needed to be a strong, respected leader. I joined this club at the beginning of my junior year and its purpose is for upperclassmen to mentor the freshmen students coming into the high school building, welcome them into a new environment, and help…

This is a necessary relationship for students to have the optimal environment to take classes in. According to the College Student Journal, studies have also shown that peer mentors gained interpersonal skills and experienced individual growth(“Peer Mentors”, par.20). When you are a peer mentor you are bridging the gap between students who have been put under the heading of “special ed”. This is an essential component to lives of students with disabilities because they are just like any other…