Blog 14 | Interview 3 Prep

Who do you plan to interview? What is this person's area of expertise?

• I plan to interview Nancy Dufford. She is one of the program coordinators of Uncommon Good, she helps recruit mentors by interviewing them and pairing them up with another student.

Verify that you have called your interviewee to schedule an interview. What is the date and time of the interview?

• There is no verified day yet, Nancy has not confirmed whether or not she will be able to have the interview by next week.

Phrase an open-ended question that will help you find research sources that would help to answer EQ.

• What have you done to find out more about Mentor ship Programs. (Will be WAY less vague than this, but this is the idea of the question just do not have it worded properly yet)

Phrase an open-ended question that will help you think about other useful activities you might do to help you answer the EQ.

• In progress. 

Phrase two open-ended questions that help you to understand your interviewee's perspective on an aspect of your EQ. 

• In your opinion what are the downfalls in mentor ship programs, and what do mentor ship programs do to make up for these certain down falls.
• What other mentor ship programs do you know of. What do they do that is different from Uncommon Good.

Blog 13 | 10 Hour Mentorship Check-In

Where are you doing your Mentorship?

• I am currently doing my Mentorship at Uncommon Good.

Who is your contact? What makes this person an expert?

• My contact is Carlos Carrillo, what makes this person an expert is how long he has spent working at Uncommon Good (10 years).

How many hours have you done over the school year?

• I have done more than 10 hours through my Mentorship but I plan to record the necessary hours into the hours sheet.

Succinctly summarize what you did, how well you and your mentor worked together, and how you plan to complete the remaining hours.

• Normally I shadow my mentor seeing what he does. At times I'm able to go to other meetings seeing him present to other students and parents. I plan to complete my hours with my independent component

Blog 12 | Holiday Research Update

It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school. What did you do over the break with your senior project?

• I was not able to continue mentoring over the break because my mentor was out of town and the office was closed. However, I was able to plan out a few things concerning the senior project and upcoming presentation.

What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why? What was the source of what you learned?

• The most important thing I learned during the break was how "Mentorship" is a key part to a lot of Youth Programs, such as Uncommon Good. There are also other Youth Programs that focus primarily on College applications (The Requirements) further benefiting students. This will hopefully lead to one of my answers in my EQ.

Your third interview will be a 10 question interview related to possible for your EQ. Who do you plan to talk to and why?

• I am planning to talk to one of counselors that help recruit new Mentors for the program. I hope to find out why she finds mentoring to be a useful tool in helping students reach their goal, "College." I also hope in finding out what she thinks about my EQ, and possible solutions to the problem.