From the category archives:

Guidance

Marks of a Mentor: Caring Up Close and Personal

September 2, 2009

For the next several posts, I want to share with you what I call “the marks of a mentor.” These are the characteristics I have discovered in educators who leave a positive, lasting impression on the lives of others. Not just their words. Their lives. The first mark of a mentor? They are caring. They [...]

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Learning Attributes for the New Economy Learner – OUR Students

August 28, 2009

This post is longer than usual, and I am hoping the coming weekend gives you the opportunity to sit with it. Kirsten Olson of our Ho‘ohana Community shared a wonderful essay with us at Joyful Jubilant Learning, asking that we self-professed lifelong learners offer our thoughts and suggestions and collaborate with her. Titled New Learners [...]

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Value of a mentor (part 2)

August 26, 2009

Who of us doesn’t need encouragement? Something dies a little at a time when encouragement is needed but withheld. But, mentoring is more than encouragement. Webster defines a mentor as, “A trusted counselor or guide; a tutor, a coach.” A mentor loves, confronts, points out blind spots. In short, a mentor builds lives. Sometimes, mentors don’t [...]

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The value of a mentor

August 19, 2009

Seriously consider becoming a living legacy for another.

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