Please describe the best part of working on this project with your mentor.
The best part about working on this project with my mentor was the fact that someone other than my teacher was taking the time out to help guide me with my project. It was good receiving feedback from someone I didn't know because then I knew the comments about my project were honest and unbiased.
The mentor helped me with proof reading and gave me very good ideas through out the project.
My mentor gave very helpful and detailed feedback that helped make my project a great success. The best part was being able to communicate with someone half way across the world who has a lot of wisdom when it comes to business, marketing, and market research. It was neat to hear about how different things are where she lives and it actually helped me decide that I want to study abroad at some point in my lifetime. She not only helped with this project, but also with helping me in my life decisions.
The best part of working on this projcet with my mentor was receiving input and advice from someone with experience in marketing.
The best part of working with my mentor was getting his expert advice.
I was provided with helpful insights that I would not of found on my own.
Being given the opportunity to learn and discuss ideas with a professional who has gone through school and made it in the business world.
It was very easy for me to talk with my mentor, which made me more comfortable with asking for feedback. My mentor was was very helpful and helped me improve my writing skills. She not only helped me with the project but gave me advice on college!
My mentor provided valuable feedback and was always willing to help me make my paper better. He was very encouraging, which motivated me to follow his suggestions and improve my paper.
He gave me ideas to use.
My mentor showed a genuine interest in my project and made extra efforts to help me and learn more about my project.
I really enjoyed working on this project with my mentor because she gave great guidance. Kim was always more than willing to help and offered her advice when I was confused on the paper. I enjoyed having her there as a second opinion next to my teacher.
The overall best part of working with my mentor on this project was the significant amount of help, as well as engaged attention I received. My mentor focused of my needs, suggestions, and questions and would in return give very acceptable feedback.
My mentor was very positive and suportive
Some feedback from fill-in mentors was helpful, no contact from real mentor, so I feel that this has hindered the experience for me.
The mentor making corrections was the best part.
I did not have a positive experiance with this program so i didnt have a best part. I love the idea and a lot of my firends got amazing feedback from their mentors but unfortunatly i did not.
I received great advice on my paper, and I know it strengthened my paper.
The best part was receiving much needed help.
The best part was the input I received. There was errors and ideas I could not have developed on my own and my mentor helped with this.
Please share any other academic areas where you'd like to receive help from a mentor.
I think my Advanced Marketing class was the academic area that needed help from a mentor the most, which is why this helped with my project a lot. However, I might also benefit from receiving help from a mentor with foreign language, specifically french.
English would be very helpful with certain things
I would like help in English and Science from mentors because there is always so much more to learn in both areas from many different people.
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Math would be another subject I could use a mentor with
If it were possible to have a French tutor I would be interested.
N/A
English and Science
None.
Calculus
I think an academic area where help would be needed is math. For myself personally, I struggle in math and know that if someone was there to help me better understand it, I would really enjoy that.
I am highly interested in having my major at Missouri State college be advertising and marketing based and would love to have a consistent mentor for my current AP Calculus course. This way, I will receive a continuous help with the homework as well as tests and quizzes that are required.
I would like to receive help from a mentor in fine art classes such as theater, music, or drawing
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There isn't other areas, I would want to receive more help on my marketing paper.
none.
None.
I am not sure of any other areas my mentor could help me with my academics. One idea that could possibly work would be when I progressed to college, research or papers I wrote during this time could improve with my grades.
What advice would you give your mentor as he or she works with a new student?
I would advise my mentor to continue being kind and understanding. My mentor was super sweet and really made me feel that I was accomplishing something great with my project.
None! My mentor was outstanding.
I thought my mentor was great. She was really busy, but was still able to respond in a timely matter and give very thoughtful feedback.
I would advise mentors to introduce themselves and get to know the student.
To set a day that he will respond by every week.
Look more in depth at the work and make sure to advise the same way they would in their workplace.
Just try to keep up with the pace of the students, whether he or she is working slow or fast. Also, if a student is hesitant to tell you what they need help on, ask them. They'll feel more open to telling you. Personally, I didn't have this problem, but many of my classmates did.
I think you have done an excellent job. I really liked the fact that we got to know a little bit about eachother and spoke about things other than just the project. It made me more comfortable talking and asking for advice, plus it made it interesting!
Positive encouragement was extremely helpful. I didn't experience any negativity, which kept me involved and willing to work with my mentor. He seemed genuinely interested in my progress, and I would just suggest showing the same amount of interest to every student.
Just keep giving us ideas to use and explain how we should implement them.
Continue helping the same way them helped me because they provided a lot of feedback.
I honestly have no advice to give Kim! While being professional, she was also very personable and seemed genuinely interested in the market research paper I was writing. Her excessive knowledge in business and also her excellent English skills were something that set her apart from my partners mentors.
A minor portion of advice I would give my mentor is to overall stay in contact and intrigue the student. If the student is calling you their mentor and requires help through a certain project or course, stay in contact with him/her regardless the amount they respond to you.
Be patient and try to gain a strong understand what him/her is trying to achive
Try to communicate more often.
Give more examples, and more ideas.
To reply to his students or if they dont want to do it anymore assign your student with a new mentor. Or at least let your student know you will no longer be replying.
My mentor was pretty consistent for the first few weeks, then her replies became very spaced out. I think mentors should respond at least twice a week because the students need to respond twice a week.
Develop more speedy responses.
My mentor was great. He provided great tips that really helped me progress further in the completion of this project.
How comfortable were you communicating with your mentor about your project?
2 - Uncomfortable
0 -
2 -
3 -
13 - Very Comfortable
I have a better understanding of the importance of doing well in math.
No - 19
Yes - 1
I have a better understanding of the importance of doing well in science.
No - 19
Yes - 1
I have a better understanding of the importance of doing well in reading and writing.
No - 17
Yes - 3
My writing skills have improved.
No - 13
Yes - 7
My teamwork skills have improved.
No - 14
Yes - 6
I'm taking more responsibility for my own academic success.
No - 12
Yes - 8
I plan to further my education beyond high school (trade school, community college, university).
No - 11
Yes - 9
What was your overall experience using the Mentored Pathways Web site?
1 - Difficult
1 -
2 -
7 -
9 - Easy
Please rate your overall experience in the program.
2 - Negative
0 -
6 -
6 -
6 - Very Positive
Would you be interested in receiving mentoring support from professionals in the future?
6 - No
14 - Yes
Please describe why or why not.
It really helped me because receiving help from a random person ensures that you get honest feedback and that's exactly what I got.
I would always appreciate help from a better skilled individual.
It is nice having someone to get feedback from and another person to trust for reliable knowledge and wisdom. Professional help is very beneficial.
It is easier to learn about something when you are being taught by a professional with a lot of experience.
Because I would rather get help from someone that I know.
Well placed tutor can help an individual.
No, I'll be done with high school after this semester and I don't I will have a large enough project to warrant a mentor.
Yes, I had a great experience and think that anytime I had the opportunity to receive mentor support from professionals would be very beneficial to me in the future!
I know that I will have other large projects to complete. Having a professional with helpful knowledge in particular subject areas would give me an advantage in completing projects. I would like to have someone experience checking my work and helping me when I need it to ensure that I complete the best project possible.
It doesnt hurt.
My mentor helped me a lot and I would be interested in getting help from them again.
I really enjoyed having someone there to give me guidance and a second opinion! This program made our paper DECA international worthy.
I believe that the mentor process is successful for several individuals, but not for me. I love having the help but would prefer a face to face conversation and interaction with someone who is trying to help me so I have a better understanding of what I need to improve and what I don't.
I am the type of person who wants face to face conversations
My original mentor was not helpful in any way.
Yes because it is always good receiving help from someone who has had experience.
My mentor only contacted me a total of 5 times throughout four months. We were suppose to be emailing back and froth twice a week and i hardly recieved any feedback.
I think a mentor for college classes will really help next year.
I do not need it.
I think it is interesting to recieve feedback from individuals that are already in the industry. This provides an insight I might not recieve otherwise.
Was this the first time you've been part of a formal mentoring program?
1 - No
19 - Yes
Please describe the most difficult parts of working on this project with your mentor.
It was hard to always explain everything that was going on in the project because it's almost too much to explain over one paragraph.
There were no difficult parts.
Some of the things would not upload correctly or were unable to be opened when uploaded. I do not know why this is, but that was the most difficult part.
My mentor took a long time to respond sometimes.
Getting him to understand my project.
General advice was not helpful. When in depth, thought out advice was very helpful.
This project had numerous deadlines, and sometimes it was hard to gain the necessary feedback on different sections before the deadline.
I did not have any difficulty working on this project with my mentor!
Online communication was sometimes difficult because I struggled to explain a concept just through text.
Just sharing the project and having to communicate twice a week.
Uploading files to share with them.
Being able to stay in communication would probably be the most difficult part of this paper. This is just because you may not be on your computer at all times and may go some time without communicating with your mentor.
The most difficult parts of working on this project with my mentor would be the amount of communication on top of the process of the project. Having to contact my mentor for a grade was an added stresser, due to the 30 page paper along with the visual aid.
Taking the time to contact my mentor
Communication.
That their not physically in front of me.
The most difficult part for me would be not having my mentor reply to any of my emails it was very hard for me to keep them updated.
The communication was a little difficult towards the end because my mentor did not respond quick enough.
The time constraints.
Working with my mentor was sometimes difficult because I had no reminder and notification that my mentor had responded. This process would be made more easier if I could recieve emails when I recieve a response.
Did we miss something? If so, please share any additional comments you might have about your experience in the program.
I really enjoyed working with this program and I hope to use it again in the future.
No you did not
I really enjoyed my mentor and glad I got the chance to participate in this program.
n/a
No
The ability to connect people in the real workplace with students looking into the same field is awesome.
N/A
It would have been nice to be able to delete documents that I uploaded onto the website (sometimes I uploaded wrong document or uploaded the same thing twice).
Overall, this program was a big help in completing my project.
No
No
I really enjoyed everything about the program! A HUUUUUGE thank you to my mentor, Kim! You're the best!
My mentor was a loving individual that may have had a lot more on her plate, just as I did. Also I enjoyed the time I had to contact and receive help and suggestions to enhance our project as a whole.
no
N/A
No
No.
No
No you did not.
Nope. Said all that was needed to share.