Project Overview

Project: Spring 2014 - College and Career Exploration
Teacher: Gregg Snyder
School: Monache High School
Location: 960 N Newcomb Ave
Start Date: 01/20/2014
End Date: 05/23/2014

Participant totals:
Student Participants: 8
Mentor Participants: 6

Survey Totals:
Teacher Survey: 1
Student Surveys: 8
Mentor Surveys: 6

Student Project Survey Results

Please describe the best part of working on this project with your mentor.
I liked getting all the information, and having someone through it all to help was really nice
The best part of working with my mentor was getting to understand the profession better.
Doing the research helped open my eyes to the cost and requirements needed for the colleges and career field I am going to be pursuing.
The best part of working on this project with my mentor was Nancy showing me programs I can be in and having the opportunity to sign up for them because otherwise I wouldn't have even known about them.
I learned many new things about my career choice with the help of my mentor.
The best part of working with my mentor on this project is probably being able to work with my mentor so easily. It was really cool being able to do that.
It helps me get to know more and more about my degree i want to study in.
I got a chance to speak to a professional and further my understanding of the two careers I have chosen.


Please share any other academic areas where you'd like to receive help from a mentor.
Well I struggle in math so if I had to choose a subject to have help in it would be math.
Another area where I would like to receive help form a mentor would be french.
Reviewing the typed papers and letters better; explaining thins and giving examples when a student doesn't understand what the mentor means.
Another academic area I would like to receive help from a mentor would be in the medical service. Not a specific specialty, but so that i know how many different types there are and how they all work.
I have no other academic areas I need help with.
I dont really have any other areas where i would need a mentor.
The only academic area I would like to receive help from in kinesiology and my mentor has already taught me a lot.
I would like to receive help in math.


What advice would you give your mentor as he or she works with a new student?
My mentor was amazing there is no advice to give
I have no advice for my mentor because she was great.
Be patient, high school students have more work than just this telementor project.
Some advice would be to do exactly what she is doing because the does a good job.
I would tell them to keep doing what they do, because they were very helpful.
My mentor was awesome so i would say is to keep doing what you're doing because you helped me a lot.
I have no advice because my mentor is super.
Try to contact them more often.


How comfortable were you communicating with your mentor about your project?
0 - Uncomfortable
0 -
3 -
1 -
4 - Very Comfortable


I have a better understanding of the importance of doing well in math.
No - 8
Yes - 0


I have a better understanding of the importance of doing well in science.
No - 6
Yes - 2


I have a better understanding of the importance of doing well in reading and writing.
No - 5
Yes - 3


My writing skills have improved.
No - 2
Yes - 6


My teamwork skills have improved.
No - 6
Yes - 2


I'm taking more responsibility for my own academic success.
No - 1
Yes - 7


I plan to further my education beyond high school (trade school, community college, university).
No - 0
Yes - 8


What was your overall experience using the Mentored Pathways Web site?
1 - Difficult
0 -
6 -
1 -
0 - Easy


Please rate your overall experience in the program.
1 - Negative
0 -
4 -
1 -
2 - Very Positive


Would you be interested in receiving mentoring support from professionals in the future?
6 - No
2 - Yes


Please describe why or why not.
It was a good experience but the program made me learn that I need to take control of my own future.
I would like to be independent and figure things our for myself in the future.
It was difficult and at times very confusing and annoying. It took away from my actual school assignments at times and only helped me a little in the beginning.
I would like to receive mentoring support form a professional in the future because they give me a better understanding of what steps I should take and what its like.
I can use all the mentoring I can get, and take advantage of the opportunity I am offered.
I think it takes too much of my time and i cant keep up with emailing them everyday.
I would because it gives me more information in the future. And I wouldn't because I have other mentoring professionals.
I didn't really get a lot of feedback, considering the professionals never responded.


Was this the first time you've been part of a formal mentoring program?
0 - No
8 - Yes


Please describe the most difficult parts of working on this project with your mentor.
The most difficult part was trying to keep up with the duties of this on top of my school duties.
The most difficult part of working on the project was keeping up with assignments and trying to understand what I was supposed to do.
Finding the time to research and keep up to date with all the steps plus handling my actual school assignments.
The most difficult part of working with my mentor was finding the information and finding the time to check and write back to her.
The most difficult thing about this was the deadlines for the assignments.
The most difficult part of this was probably trying to keep up with normal school work and doing this on the side.
The most difficult part of working on this project with my mentor was that I had a lot of homework to do at school and the projects for this mentoring program just added onto it.
The most difficult part was staying in contact with my mentor.


Did we miss something? If so, please share any additional comments you might have about your experience in the program.
Everything is included.
I thought I was going to have a better experience than I did.
I only did this telementor program because it seemed like my teacher really needed people and because I was volunteered for it. I appreciate the opportunity it bestowed upon me but I had other classes and things to focus on. Thank you.
You did not miss a thing.
No
No you did not miss anything
No comment
The program was mostly successful. There was nothing that was missed.