Interview 4 Prep

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

• I plan to interview Dr. Gabe Veas, He did his dissertation on Mentoring is a current professor at the University of La Verne. He also is a Youth Speaker, in which he helps youth who are exposed to negative influences, he speaks out to these communities to give a sense of hope. I plan to interview him in the following weeks.

Post 20 open-ended questions you want to ask an expert in the field concerning your senior project. Your focus should be finding answers to your EQ.

• No Questions at the moment.
• I will be asking about what the youth face today when entering college. Or when developing to an adult. With his expertise I will hope to find out more of what Mentoring can do, and how students are impacted by individuals like himself.

Blog 19 | Third Answer

1) What is your EQ?

• How can youth mentor-ship programs level the playing field for under represented students?

2) What is your third answer?

• By creating a warm and welcoming environment, students will be able to perform better and ultimately enjoy their experience in the program, resulting in better focus for the student

3) List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application?

• Creating a warm and welcoming environment has proven to show improvement among youth, they focus more in the program and classes.
• Youth tend to fall behind and lose focus at times, and now its even more easier to lose track of where you are at, and because of this students can stress out, by creating an environment where youth can feel comfortable students show better focus.
• This environment works out for students because it is a stress free "Chill" environment. Although some students tend to act a lil bit off, and do not entirely focus themselves on their education

4) Research Sources?

• Shown in my WB as well, it was mentioned for my first answer, Source #46/47/48

5) Concluding Sentence.

• Students need a stress free environment and creating this environment can help students, focus on what they need. Why does it help level the playing field? This helps students be able to work better in a stress free zone where they can focus all their attention to their school related work.