I am not trying to generalize, but is it ALMOST safe to say that anyone who
supports you and gives you good advice that helps you move along in life is
a mentor?  If so...I have a LOT of people to thank!!!  : )

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 9:13 AM, <doctorblink at gmail.com> wrote:


> 1. Have you been formally or informally mentored by an experienced adult

> education leader?  If so, was that a positive experience?  If so, what made

> it especially beneficial?

>

> I have received both formal and informal mentoring. A Professor at Lehman

> College who turned Executive Director of the Police Athletic League was an

> informal mentor in my life. A former High School Teacher who turned

> President + CEO of a relatively large youth and family serving agency, was

> another. He in turn, engaged me with the Glendale Chapter of Kiwanis

> International, where I served as Secretary. Since that time, the Club

> President has become a NYS Assemblyman and its members still operate as

> somewhat of a "brotherhood," today.  Several of its members work as adult

> educators, local business leaders and civic leaders, etc., and fortunately,

> I was exposed to some great leaders. These mentoring experiences benefited

> me eternally, and for one, I developed a greater sense for accountability.

> These relationships provided an outlet for the feelings and/or concerns that

> otherwise may have no outlet. I learned that someone who will listen with an

> open mind, and with an open heart

>  , and offer wise counsel, can make a significant difference. These persons

> were very service minded and seemed to desire making an impact over making a

> name for themselves. Unfortunately, a few of them are no longer in this

> world.  However, the influence of their mentoring still challenges me to

> want to pursue a deeper walk in my profession.

>

> 2. Have you mentored a potential adult literacy education leader?  If so,

> was that a positive experience?  If so, what do you think was especially

> effective?

>

> To answer this question I'd like to briefly expound on the NYC Mayor's

> Office of Adult Education (MOAE) and their Transition to College (T2C)

> Mayoral Internship. These city-wide internship opportunities have educated

> several students at Future Now. One participant who may very well be a

> "potential adult literacy education leader," is Jean. Originally from the

> West Coast of Africa, Jean overcame literacy issues; earned a GED at Future

> Now, and participated with T2C. Today he is currently a 3.7 GPA college

> student who is attending his 4th semester toward an Associate's Degree. As a

> mathematics major he has volunteered much of his time tutoring his peers.

> Most recently, approximately 18 Incoming Freshmen for the Fall 2009

> semester; all of whom were tutored by Jean in preparation for the CAT

> placement test, were able to avoid lower-level, expensive and non-credit

> math remedial courses. As Jen Herrera mentioned previously, we do believe

> our collaboration with MOAE has a lot to do

>  with these accomplishments as well as with the way Jean sees his identity

> today.

>

> Jean's accountability is a willingness to share his talents, conduct, and

> invaluable experiences with others.  Jean as well as several of his peers at

> Future Now, are empowered to put their leadership into practice, and it is

> truly a life-transforming experience for us to partner with them.  For more

> information about T2C efforts please contact Jeniffer Herrera-Andujar at:

> leadershipcoordinator at gmail.com

>

> -----------------------------

> Robert Molina, MSW

> Future Now GED + College Readiness Program

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: "David J. Rosen" <djrosen at theworld.com>

>

> Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:46:36

> To: <specialtopics at nifl.gov>

> Subject: [SpecialTopics 1417] A good start on answering the mentoring

>        questions

>

>

> -------------------------------

> National Institute for Literacy

> Special Topics mailing list

> SpecialTopics at nifl.gov

> To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to

> http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/SpecialTopics

> Email delivered to doctorblink at gmail.com

> -------------------------------

> National Institute for Literacy

> Special Topics mailing list

> SpecialTopics at nifl.gov

> To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to

> http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/SpecialTopics

> Email delivered to katherine.gotthardt at gmail.com

>




-- 
Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt
Community Writer for NEWS AND MESSENGER
www.insidenova.com
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/specialtopics/attachments/20090929/5a9fc364/attachment.html