My best mentor is a mechanic - and he never left the sixth grade. By any competency measure, he doesn't have it. But the perspective he brings to me and my life is, bar none, the most helpful.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My mother has been my mentor in my life. The number one attribute was discipline. To be on time to school, never miss a day at school, and then checking out homework and making sure I was doing it correctly and signing me up for lots of activities, extra tests and classes.
My mentors in life are much older than me and have been through life. They can actually give me some sound advice on what I'm going through.
I remember the mentoring experiences of some teachers that I had, like a second term home room teacher in public school that really was very helpful to me.
Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor.
I look up to a lot of people, but outside of my parents, I've never really had a mentor.
I've had many mentors, but the one that has the most impact was my mother.
Being a mentor is something that's new for me but a role that I take very seriously.
A mentor, a 'teacher,' is like an editor. I absolutely value my editor, who is my teacher.
Mentors provide professional networks, outlets for frustration, college and career counseling, general life advice, and most importantly, an extra voice telling a student they are smart enough and capable enough to cross the stage at graduation and land their first paycheck from a career pathway job.
It's wonderful to work with someone with mentor status.
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