Blog 10 | Interview 2 Reflection

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Please explain how you are spending your mentorship time.

• I am currently spending time in my mentorship as somewhat of a shadow. I really can not do much for some meetings with students of the program are meant to be "personal" or sometimes there are some events that happen ever so often that I do actually get to help out in. There are times when my mentor asks for my opinion about things and then he goes on by explaining why he does(n't) do what most people ask of him. I was able to go on one interview with a Mentor and Mentee pair up with Carlos Carrillo I saw how he helped the student get their tutors or mentors. I spend my time from 1:30pm to 4-5 pm every Tuesdays and Thursdays.

How did you find your mentor? How did you convince this person to help you?

• I've been in Uncommon Good since 7th grade, around teh time I got my mentor (For  a Teacher) I was already doing some volunteer work at Uncommon Good. Since my EQ was going to be something "If middle school students should learn more about college" I decided to ask a few of the staff at Uncommon Good if I was able to interview them or have them mentor me in their careers.

How would you rate your comfort level with your mentor at this point in your relationship? How does this relate to the time you've spent so far at mentorship with this person?

• I have to admit my parents trust these people at Uncommon Good, so they are at a family level relationship, just because they have helped me and my family a lot with school and home related things.

What went well in this interview? Why do you think so? What do you still need to improve? How do you know? How will you go about it?

• I thought everything went well in this interview, I got to interview my mentor at a nice somewhat quiet and professional place, and me and my mentor did the interview on the first try without having to stop for a pause or anything! I think I still need to improve with transcribing things, next time i'm bringing a note pad to write down at least notes to make transcribing easier.

Interview Link:

https://soundcloud.com/jonathanalv-1/interview-2 

Blog 9 | Advisory House Prep

State whether or not you currently have a mentor, and what the status of your interview is with that person.

• I have a mentor, and my interview is complete.

At this point, your research is probably guiding your studies toward more specific areas within your

topic.  Name the area or two you find most promising and explain your reasons.

• My research is currently guiding me toward understanding about what counselors do, my research is also helping me in understanding what middle school students and high school students need to learn about college. In my interview that I had done (Which was today. Sorry for the late upload) my mentor, Carlos D. Carrillo, I had learned that it is important to teach students as early as 6th grade for the purpose that students gain a better knowledge of college.

What kinds of sources do you think will help you in the next month to gain more research depth?  Where will you go to get them?

• I plan to use a few sources that my mentor is currently recommending, right now I am currently reading on what parents should do to let their children learn more about college.

Write down a possible EQ.  Please don't worry about wording other than ensuring that it provides the option for multiple correct answers.  At this point, the senior team is most interested in understanding your thought process.

• Should students learn more about college before or during high school. (Its something)

Blog 8 | Independent Component 1 Proposal

Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

• My first option for my Independent Component, I plan to create an event where students, who attend Uncommon Good, learn more about High School/College. In this event I plan to present to students of what to expect when applying to College, or the SAT's.
• My second option for my Independent Component, I plan to present to middle school parents about my experience in the Uncommon Good program, letting families know how learning about college and taking advantage of the resources offered by Uncommon Good may benefit their children.

Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

• I plan to take pictures of these presentation, of me presenting and of the crowd I plan to present to.

Explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

• Both options presented are meant to help me learn more about Counselors and what they do for the community/students. During my independent component I am hoping to see students or parents willing to learn more about academic success, or in my case 'college'.

Update your Senior Project Hours log.

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