I agree with you about the importance of mentoring. Sadly, in education, much of the mentoring is connected to showing new teachers where the copier room is. There is very little personal mentoring, which is why there is such a high turnover in teaching, perhaps. The first year is a shocker!

I have never met a person, who had a quality mentor, who did not wish the relationship to continue. That says a lot!

Thanks again for your comment!

I wholeheartedly agree. The value of a mentor extends beyond teaching to the entire workforce. In the case of a teacher, where for most of the time, they are really alone in the classroom, it should be a requirement to provide one to the new teachers. They can benefit most from it as they get started.

In my prior corporate position, I served on the steering committee for our ad-hoc mentor program. In this role, I had the chance to “mini-mentor” a lot of folks in the program by helping them through some of the program cracks they found. (Then I went back to work with the committee and fix those cracks).

In my current job search efforts, I will reach out to whomever indicates they could use some help. I’d prefer to “leave no buddy behind” in this race.

I look forward to the next couple of weeks and how this mentor conversation develops!