What rating would your mentees give you?
As educators, having gone through various training experiences, we have all had our share of mentors. Some of whom were more effective than others.
From a mentor’s perspective, it is a hard balance to strike, being an effective mentor whilst attempting to keep up with paperwork and general workload. If the mentee is good or excellent then they can be a godsend whilst at the other end of the spectrum, some mentees will double your workload and present multiple challenges.
How can you get mentoring right?
I have, in my various
I applaud your mentoring initiative and really like the graphic of your mentoring model.I encourage you to get rid of the term “mentee” and instead use the term “learning partner.” Mentee gives almost no information about what might be expected or happening in a mentoring relationship and also has the older implication of being in a hierarchical relationship. Learning partner clearly indicates learning will take place and partner signifies an equality or reciprocity.
Hi Rey,
Thanks for your comment – at the model’s first construction about 8 years ago, it was the usual term used and I must admit that when I revised it for use in mentor training a couple of years ago, I did not give the terminology much thought! I will certainly be amending on the next revision- thanks for the idea.
Where could I find the original 2011 work that this figure comes from; I’m currently writing an article aimed at school subject ITT mentors and I would to be able to reference this accurately
Hello and thanks for reading – are you referring to the 2011 diagram? If so I devised it so you can reference it to this article. I’d love to have a read of the final article!