Hi all!
Well this is my first blog post in quite some time so hopefully I can get back up to speed. This will be my second time around as a peer mentor with the Hixson program and I am very excited for what the year will bring. Being a peer mentor last year was a very rewarding process and I am eager to build on my experiences from last year and also what I will learn this semester from all of you to be an even better peer mentor this coming fall.
With that being said, last year when I took UST 311 for the first time, I did not take the reading very seriously and concentrated more of my time on assignments and that activities we did during class. I always at least skimmed through the reading, but I thought the topics covered by Heath and Allie and how they were presented in class would be more beneficial. This semester I’m going to strive to get more out of the reading than I did last year.
While reading through the first chapter last week, I realized how important it is to establish early on exactly what our job description is as a peer mentor. Sometimes we all get caught up in the moment and lose sight of what we should do, or we just don’t understand from the beginning. Next fall it is so important to understand what is expected of you as a mentor and for your students to know what they can expect from you as well. The lists on pages 7 and 15 are really important to remember because they are central to the formal peer mentoring we will be doing in the fall. I encourage you all (new and old mentors) to read through them and really take in what they are saying.
I thought class was a lot of fun this week and it’s exciting to think about where the 16 of us will all be at the end of the semester and the end of the year. We all grow and change so much and build really great relationships and I can’t wait for that to happen in our group (give it time, it WILL happen). I made some really great friends last year with people I would otherwise never have met, and I know that will happen within this group as well. Can’t wait to see you all Tuesday!
Great post Chelsee! I'm glad to see you will be more committed to the book, and I think you'll take a lot from it!
ReplyDeleteI am also very excited to be here for a second year. I felt like I changed a lot as a person last year, and I'm looking forward to see how I change this time around as well. I am also looking forward to making new friendships this year with the new mentors, and eventually the person who will replace Allie.
ReplyDeleteChelsee and Anthony I am very happy there are a few of you that came back for a second go around. I can almost grantee that I will be asking you guys questions from time to time about different things. I am also looking forward to make friendships with all of the mentors!!
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