Mentoring, at its core, guarantees young people that there is someone who cares about them, assures them they are not alone in dealing with day-to-day challenges, and makes them feel like they matter.

1. Being a Mentor
Virginia Mentoring Partnership – State Mentoring
Association
MENTOR.org – National Mentor Association

2. WHY MENTOR?
Mentoring, at its core, guarantees young people that there
is someone who cares about them, assures them they are
not alone in dealing with day-to-day challenges, and makes
them feel like they matter.
www.mentor.org (video)

3. WHAT IS A MENTOR?
A mentor is a caring adult or
peer that you can trust to tell
you the truth.

4. Life Mentor
 Ted Talk – “Equation for Life” by
Jerry Gaines, the first African-
American scholarship athlete at VA
Tech.
https://youtu.be/W9YoRsTDJyc
(7:00 & 11:00)
 Otherly – thinking about the warfare
of others.

5. Mentors do the following:
Spend time with mentee/s
Help mentees process
problems
Participate in activities that
promote good character

6. Mentors don’t do the
following:
 Replace biological parents or guardians
 Work with them to help with child
 If parent is not in child’s life you can help fill
the void
 Don’t pay mentees – goal is to motivate
intrinsic motivation
 Don’t be friends with mentee but a model
 Must gain trust and respect but keep level of
authority if mentee is not a peer.

7. Types of Mentoring:
 One on One – 1 mentor to one
mentee
 Advantage: more quality time
 Disadvantage: Not enough mentor compared to
mentees and more mentor anxiety
 Group – 1 mentor to every 5 mentees
 Advantage: more mentees can be involved,
Exposure to many different personalities, and
less mentor anxiety
 Disadvantage: Not enough quality time with
individuals

8. Types of Mentoring: cont.
 Cyber-Mentoring -
 Advantage: more mentees per mentors, no
physical place to meet. (should meet
periodically) Great for career development
mentoring
 Disadvantage: Not as personable
 STEM Mentoring
 Advantage: Activity to assist in building
relationships, Provides activities to make mentor
process more entertaining.
 Disadvantage: Beware of to much focus on
activity than mentoring process.

9. Types of Mentoring: cont.
Peer Mentoring -
 Advantage: more possible mentors
 Disadvantage: keeping on task

10. Questions?
 Research confirms that quality mentoring
relationships have powerful positive effects on
young people in a variety of personal, academic,
and professional situations.
 Watch YouTube video; Simon Sinek - The Millennial
Question - Millennials in the workplace
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