1. Please explain how you are spending your mentorship time (Is it at a workplace or somewhere else? Are you shadowing? Are you able to do tasks that are meaningfully related to the topic? If so, what? Are there other people who are experts in the location? Etc...)
From the few times that I have been able to go to mentorship, I usually shadow or help organize the classroom and clean up. I don't really get to spend a lot of time with the kids which is kind of disappointing, but hopefully, in time, I will. The tasks that I perform are related to my topic, but they're small tasks that are not nearly as important as working with the students.
2. How did you find your mentor? How did you convince this person to help you?
I was able to find my mentor through an IPoly student. Their mother is a preschool teacher. He told me that if I was interested in mentoring with her then I could simply ask. So I did. It didn't take much convincing. I explained my situation and she seemed happy to help me out, and happy to get some help around the classroom.
3. How would you rate your comfort level with your mentor at this point in your relationship? How does this relate to the time you've spent so far at mentorship/with this person?
On a scale of one to ten, I'd rate my comfort level as an eight (1 being the least comfortable and 10 being the most comfortable). My mentor is a very approachable and outgoing person, so I always felt comfortable around her. At the beginning I was a bit shy and awkward but as time went on, my level of comfort increased. This definitely makes the time I spend with my mentor a lot more enjoyable and a lot less awkward.
4. What went well in this interview? Why do you think so? What do you still need to improve? How do you know? How will you go about it?
The fact that my mentor connected her answers to her most recent experiences. After answering a question, my mentor would usually tell me about an incident that relates to her answer. Not only is the information helpful for the senior project in general, but they also help me in making a decision. Is teaching the right path for me? If there's one thing I can improve on, it would be having more follow-up questions so that I can learn more and hear additional details. While listening over my interview, I found myself asking a lot of questions. In order to improve, I'll just have to listen extra carefully and not be afraid to ask more questions or butt into her answer.
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