Compare and Contrast the Mentoring Style

1062 Words3 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Functions of mentor

A mentor is someone who shares one’s wisdom, knowledge or experience with one’s junior person so that the person could learn and grow. Mentors have many different style of training or passing on their knowledge to other people. The movie “Something the Lord Made” directed by Joseph Sargent shows a kind of mentoring style in between the two main characters Dr. Blalock and Vivan Thomas who invent a way to treat “blue babies” back in the 40s. Vivan Thomas is a brilliant black men who wishes to go to college, and to become a doctor; however, due to the Depression, he loses all his saving. Instead of going to college, Thomas finds an opportunity to work in the hospital. Dr. Blalock, Thomas’s employer, discovers Thomas’s incredible knowledge in medical, and promotes Thomas as his assistant instead of a janitor. Dr. Blalock is a mentor to Thomas. Dr. Blalock trained Thomas with only a high school certification becomes a medical scientific lab technician. Although Dr. Blalock’s mentoring style of Vivan Thomas is similar from my high school speech team coach Mrs. Kuznicki mentoring style of me, they both speak out their criticism of other without consider other’s feeling, and also acknowledge mentees for what they have done, but Mrs. Kuznicki treats me with more patient, less selfishness and encouragement than Dr. Blalock treats Thomas. Dr. Blalock speaks out what ever he has on his mind without a second thought. In the beginning of the movie, Thomas operates an experiment on a dog. He sets up all the tools needed except a smoke drum, which Dr. Blalock uses to record every medical research. Thomas does not know what a smoke drums, and no one has mentioned to him about this equipment. Dr. Blalock is furious, and he yells at Thomas fiercely.... ... middle of paper ... ...t her profession as a speech team coach. Unlike Dr. Blalock not accepting Thomas excusing of not knowing the smoke drum and fires Thomas, Mrs. Kuznicki taught me what I need to practice on. In conclusion, Dr. Blalock and Mrs. Kuznicki have similar and different mentoring style. Each style of guidance can influence the mentees. Dr. Blalock and Mrs. Kuznicki both criticize people with strong words when facing a mistake made by other people, they will acknowledge and compliment on the success that other people made. However, Dr. Blalock has short temper and do think mistake is a good way to learn. He almost sends Thomas away because of an incautious mistake Thomas made during a lab research. Different from Dr. Blalock’s impatient behavior, Mrs. Kuznicki think that mistake is a good way to learn. She taught me many things after I made a mistake during speech practices.

Show More
Related

  • The Kid And The CEO Sparknotes

    1139 Words  | 3 Pages

    This book shows what a role of a mentor has on someone’s life. It is a simple story about an unlikely pair of friends who learn the meaning of trust to overcome their failures and turn those failures into

    Read More

  • Comparing Yann Martel’s Life of Pi and Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

    720 Words  | 2 Pages

    A mentor is a trusted guide who shows you the way in life. Through the mentors of Pi and Antonio, they help save and point them to the right way in life. In the novel Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya, Ultima shows Tony that good can always overcome evil, no matter how evil it may be. Life of Pi by Yann Martel, shows that Pi can face his fears by the help of a big Bengal tiger in a small boat, and that the littlest things in life can change the course of how your destiny awaits.

    Read More

  • Sam Melingerer Mentor

    606 Words  | 2 Pages

    Why do people really need to have a mentor? People lose family members every day and it can be very heartbreaking. I think having a mentor will help you in life and help you get through anything. In the article, “We lost Mom this week, but not before she showed me how to live”, Sam Mellinger, the author, his mother guided him to become a better person and taught him so many things. This essay portrays a clear picture that the necessity of a mentor is the development of a person’s character.

    Read More

  • Core Theoretical Models of Coaching and Mentoring

    1169 Words  | 3 Pages

    Coaching and mentoring are not about learning to do something the right way, but are about helping to lead an individual to find their own way of doing it practically and efficiently. Coaching and mentoring sessions are guided with theoretical models, which help focus both the coach and the coachee in attaining desired outcomes for problem situations. However, even with the aid of theoretical models not everyone can coach another person. The first and far most important attribute of a coach is the ability to build relationships with the coachee in that the coachee feels safe and trusting towards the coach, without the capability to interact with the client there may be a lack of progress or motivation. Another important skill of a coach is not to judge.

    Read More

  • Mentoring In Nursing

    1376 Words  | 3 Pages

    Turner, J. (2006). Coaching and mentoring in health and social care: The essentials of practice

    Read More

  • Mentoring And Coaching Video Summary

    919 Words  | 2 Pages

    Web/Video Summary Assignment The purpose of this web/video summary assignment is to broaden the understanding of the use of mentors in the school system. The videos and articles detail first-year teaching experiences and how to be a successful mentor. The first video, Mentoring & Coaching: The Journey of a First Year Teacher (1), describes the experiences of three first year teachers— a science teacher, a public safety/criminal justice teacher, and a P.E. teacher – and how their common mentor helped them achieve first year success. According to the video: “Over 60% of new teachers enter the profession feeling unprepared for their first class” (0:18-0:25).

    Read More

  • Dead Poet's Society: A Mentor Analysis

    987 Words  | 2 Pages

    The first stage of an effective mentoring relationship is preparation, where the mentor and mentee ensure they have the ability, time, and compatibility to successfully undertake their roles (Zachary & Fischler, 2012). However, this phase is sometimes skipped yet it has been shown that mentoring programs which involve a formal training day produce more positive goal outcomes (Bellon, Gardner, & Riley, 2008). Mr Keating and Neil’s preparing phase can be considered unique as due to being a teacher, Mr Keating may have some formal leadership training (Weir, 1989). Although as the mentorship was formed innately, no formal training for their specific relationship was undertaken (Weir, 1989). Mr Keating’s clear intention was to inspire his students and

    Read More

  • Essay On Coaching And Mentoring

    1105 Words  | 3 Pages

    Coaching and mentoring is a constant process that occurs all throughout a future teacher’s journey. While attending a university, it is common while in the teacher preparation program to undergo several coaching sessions and mentoring periods, which is great! Normally this continues through the first year of teaching, but something happens after that first year. If a relationship isn’t built, encouraged, and made intentional, the coaching stops. For teachers, this is strange. We are taught to constantly coach, encourage, mentor, and teach our students, but when it comes to our peers, those under us, etc., we assume that each teacher has suddenly “made it” as if someone who can make it through their first year is automatically “good to go” and will not encounter any hiccups along the way to becoming a veteran. In some instances, the teaching community is a selfish profession for the fact that you do what needs to be done for you and the students you serve, but not for your peers. You do not share your lessons, ideas, concerns, etc. Some teachers are still under the impression that if they are struggling, they are doing it wrong or they are not a “good” teacher. This is a fallacy that needs to be talked about. There is a reason that peer coaching

    Read More

  • Nietzsche's Thoughts On Mentoring

    1661 Words  | 4 Pages

    This is mentorship. Alas, the good mentor is the one that exhibits a sense of purpose with their mentee, dedicating themselves to their mentee’s success, commits to sharing their valued wisdom with others, and finally, and most importantly, realizes the value of what they give others in life is often beyond themselves, as selflessness. Whether it is color-coding and typing drills, dystopian fiction, or broken hands and tear-filled laughter, the contributions mentorship adds to our lives are second to none. Mentorship is ultimately the art of growth, of realization of hidden potential and activation of passionate aptitudes, but indeed, as Nietzsche and life shows, the art of learning to fly as our mentors, in essence, construct our

    Read More

  • Why I Want To Be A Mentor

    177 Words  | 1 Pages

    I would like to become a mentor because I would like to contribute more to the club and to work on my leadership experience. Being a mentor has many responsibilities and I can handle the responsibilities and put the club as my first priority. Being a mentor can let me help other students be less nervous about coding if it is their first time since I was also nervous when I first started coding. I can also share the student's success when they succeed and give helpful feedback. I would also learn many new things.

    Read More

  • Raising Children

    2282 Words  | 5 Pages

    creates a multitude of ways to determine how to raise a child. A child’s mentor must assess what is best for the child as well as listen to the child’s opinions in order to come to a foundation stable enough to learn how to be aware and avoid risks thus allowing more opportunity to flourish.

    Read More

  • Reflection Of My Subordinates And Leadership In The Mentoring Process

    703 Words  | 2 Pages

    I am a very passionate individual when it comes to my subordinates. The reflection of my actions as a leader, learner, and human being play a major role in the mentoring process. The thoughts of how my subordinates would describe myself as a leader mean a great deal. Hard- charging, loyal, patient; those are a few words I feel my subordinates would use to describe me as a leader. They would most definitely speak of how calm I am during high stressed situations. I’m the type of supervisor that loves to lead from the front. When there is work to be done, I am right there getting dirty, sweating, and getting drenched in the rain with them. That’s how I earned the respect from all of them. I’ve had the humbling experience of airmen actually fighting (not literally) to be on my shift and for me to even become their rater.

    Read More

  • Reflection On Coaching and Mentoring

    2117 Words  | 5 Pages

    My ethical and moral views, beliefs, attitudes and values have been fashioned by an up bringing that centred on Christian beliefs. Even though religion was not forced upon me as a child, my mother raised us all with a strong sense of right and wrong. Along with the influence of my family, the Navy has had a big influence on the person I am. The Navy has a strong ethos of what is expected of the personnel that serve; this is made up of the following: Leadership, High Professional Standards, and Courage in Adversity, Determination, Loyalty, Mutual Respect, Discipline, A Sense of Humour, Teamwork, and A Can Do Attitude. Most recently of all though, the biggest thing that has influenced me as a person and a parent has been my experiences of working with young people. This includes acting as a Youth Advisor for Portsmouth City Council, a Mentor for Barnardos and a Youth Advisor for East Sussex County Council. I am currently working in two secondary schools as part of my resettlement from the Navy. This has given me the experience of working with young people living in virtual poverty, in constant trouble with the Police and education services and some young people with varying levels of disabilities. This work has given me a good ability to stay impartial, to be non judgemental and has given me a capacity to treat people a lot more emphatically than I was ever able to. This is because I have been exposed to a greater range of problems and personalities than I have been used to in the Navy. These are qualities that I will hopefully be able to transfer into my coaching practice.

    Read More

  • The Power of Guiding Children

    1495 Words  | 3 Pages

    ... their contributions are worthy and appreciated. This appreciation they receive upon completion of tasks develops one’s confidence as they desire to strive for excellence. This confidence remains with them throughout their life allowing children to take on situations with the mindset to endeavor for success. Although parents are providing children with various opportunities to develop responsibility and self-belief, it is important that parents do not rescue children. It is important for them to know what is expected of them, what role parents play in their life and that as a parent you will be there to support your child when faced with a problem, but not solve this problem for them. Once children learn to self-correct their own mistakes it helps by maturing brain development as they become aware of their surroundings allowing them to learn from their mistakes.

    Read More

  • My Personal Experience: My Experience As A Student

    1162 Words  | 3 Pages

    During my time as a student I have been able to develop the way I learn and interact with others to a degree that has also helped me to mature into a better person. I have come to believe that this maturity will help me to develop into a better thinker as well, one that has the patience to listen and take consideration of what others have to say. I consider the act of learning a two way avenue that has to be taken seriously. It is one that involves the teacher, and the protégé. It has been, and will continue to be, my absolute goal as a student to become a diligent protégé and acquire all of learning my teachers have set in front of me. The way each of them have helped me to think about how my actions, and the way I choose to study my lessons and develop as a student, has made a tremendous impact on my life. This impact is one that I will carry into the future as I myself advance in my professional studies.

    Read More

More about Compare and Contrast the Mentoring Style

Open Document