Celena Wallace
Coming into this class, I didn't really know what to expect. Thus far, I've learned a lot from previous peer mentors and activities done in class. One activity we did that stood out to me was where we were involved in a case with a wife being sick and being put in the police officer's point of view and the husbands. I thought that was really effective. It taught me to be open minded.
I also learned about setting boundaries and how important that is. As a peer mentor, I do not want to be a parent, a best friend, or a teacher. I want to be a resource, role model and listener. This class has helped me learn more about the role as a peer mentor and myself as an individual and my style of assisting future students. I definitely feel more comfortable going into next year.
For our fall training, I think it would be cool to get to know each other more so we know who to go to among our peers when we have questions. I'd like to go more in depth about the pass form and completing it.
I felt the same way going into the training and not knowing what to expect can be scary. I feel more prepared too and can't believe training is almost over, It doesn't feel like we have been doing it for that long. I would also like to go over the Pass form more too because we will be using that a lot with our future students for this job. I would love to get to know each other better and also glad I got to be in a group with you for Group Meeting Presentations.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I love your title! HA!
ReplyDeleteSecond, I completely agree what you said about the boundaries. As mentors, were truly going to have to find the balance of friend and leader. I think that's going to be one of the most challenging parts of this job.
Third, I said something similar regarding all of us getting to know each other better. I think it will make us closer as a community.