So far, I've only had two mentoring sessions with my mentee. The first session was just kind of getting to know her, learning names, etc. This second session (the one that just ended less than an hour ago) was the first "real" session so to speak.
Today, we just sat and played checkers in near-silence. It seems to me that Alice just needs someone to hang out with. She's a very motivated young woman--she wants to get and stay organized, and she wants to make good grades. She's taking steps to make that happen. What's nteresting to me is that she seems to be able to force herself to do the work that she doesn't particularly enjoy, like math. She told me multiple times last session that she doesn't like math, but today she told me that she thinks she did well on her math test! The arts seem to be more her thing though--at school, she's involved in art classes and orchestra. Several of her drawings were displayed on the walls at school.
The only thing I think I need as a mentor is a list of discussion questions...I never really know what to talk about!! She's a very sweet girl, but it's hard to get her talking.
Keep it classy and fabulous!
xoxo, Laura
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