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Todays' blog should reflect your mentoring experiences. How have YOU made a difference in someone's life?


The kids in mentoring are mostly there just because they do not try. I try to help the kids that need it. Many do ask questions. Many of them also just want to get out of the room so they can go back to their lunch. I feel that I have helped out a lot. Some ways is just sitting down and helping. Other ways is just telling them that their grades do mean a lot and they should not just mess around. Other things I do is just tell them do get their work done a lot until they get annoyed and they actually do it.

Happy Valentines Day!This week we are dealing with conflict. Please respond in your blog to the following: Faced with opposition, is it your tendency to adapt and do what you've got to do to move forward, or do you let opposition stifle and deter you? What examples from your past best represent your ability to overcome adversity?

There are many things that I have went through in my lifetime. I went through some things and did the right things and wrong things dealing with conflict. In some ways I tend to let the things bothering me build up. Then with the others that do not really bother me I just ignore it and move on.
If someone doesn't like me I do not really care. It's not a loss for me because I have other friends. But, when people talk about me or my other friends I let it bulid up until I just get really mad an explode.
I have gotten better tho. I do not get as mad anymore. I have matured and started to be able to either ignore or talk out my problems.

Link Crew, high school transition programs, tutoring services, how does this all help the Freshmen students based on your experiences during the last 5 weeks. What has been frustrating for you? What has been rewarding? Remember you need to have 3-5 paragraphs in order to earn full credit.

There are many things that are going good and going bad in this class with all the freshmen. Some freshmen really do want the help and want to learn. These are the ones that I tend to put more effort in because they are the ones trying. That is going to be something that I will have to change. Because the kids that aren't trying also need to have better learning abilities also.

The freshmen that do not try and still just sit there are the ones who get frustrating. I just tend to let them do what they want. This is because they are not going to listen anyway. But, in the begining I do still try and help them out with what they need to get done. The kids are so stubbern and thinking that they are cool. Thats what makes me mad. Because I have passed that grade, and I know what is needed. But they do not like to listen to what I have to say.

Some things that have been good is when i'm able to help the freshmen out. I like when they ask me questions to help them. Or, when I tell them to start doing their work and they listen to me. That is how it should be. This is because then I feel like im doing the right thing. Also getting the right things done.

Us Link Crew students help out so much. We care more then any other regular student would.