Future Mentors

For Mathematics

Ideal Mentor

Possible Mentors

When I think of an ideal mentor for math, I think of the best math tutor I ever knew, Will. For any potential math mentors, I will evaluate them by Will standards.

As such an optimal mentor would have to be an expert in both mathematics and tutoring.
Will once told me that "you'll know you understand math if you can teach it to someone else". Therefore, the mentor should be old enough to have lots of exposure to math and be patient enough to teach math while offering support along the way.
With this in mind the best mentor for math would be a math teacher or professor due to their experience and skills.

For math teachers I have two options, Mr. Ackerman and Dr. Fernandez.

Mr. Ackerman was my 9th grade summer Algebra 2 teacher and I have gone to him for math help many times over the past 3 school years. I can go see him before school, during school or after school. As for what I can give them, it would probably be student feedback. Mr. Ackerman can use my input when deciding what he will teach his classes.
Dr. Fernandez is an after school math tutor. While he can only show up to tutoring on certain days, I can still email him as a means of contact. There is not really anything I can think of to give him but maybe me showing up to tutoring can help him with the other students showing up. After all, I will be in Calculus next year so i could probably help explain math to my peers.

For Reading

Ideal Mentor

Possible Mentors

For reading I need a mentor who is well-versed in literature.

They need to be both good at reading and writing so preferably an older Language Arts teacher with experience.
I need someone who is both skilled enough to recognize my flaws and shortcomings when it comes to reading and patient enough to help me improve my reading level. I do not want someone who is condescending and scoffs me whenever I do not understand what i am reading.
They need to be able to acknowledge my thoughts and not put me down for my reading skills.

I got two choices in Language Arts teachers as well, Mr. Ehrich and Mr. Maher.

Mr. Ehrich was my 11th grade Language Arts teacher and possible 12th grade Humanities teacher. He is very knowledgeable in terms of literature, rhetoric and teaching in general (like the college professor of high school). Being in Humanities I can probably see him any time of the school day, though like with Dr. Fernandez I am not too sure what I would contribute back. Maybe student input and feedback, to let him know if there is anything we need to go over in class.
Mr. Maher was my 10th grade Language Arts teacher. He is very funny, open and more lax than Mr. Ehrich. As evidence of this, I occasionally went to see him for help in 11th grade on some essay assignments. Like with Mr. Ehrich I can probably see him any part of the day. Mr. Maher also shares his grievances of teaching his year's sophomores (because our class was better), so me showing up could allow him a different type of person to talk to.

For Programming

Ideal Mentor

Possible Mentors

For me, learning how to code has been a struggle so finding an ideal mentor would be difficult.

They would need to be skilled in programming languages like HTML, CSS and Javascript as well as teaching. That way they can help me expand my knowledge of the languages.
They would also need to be patient and understanding, someone I could easily work with. They should also be supportive, taking their time to explain if I do not understand something.
Age is not as relevant but I would still prefer a teacher or TA as opposed to a friend or classmate.

For mentors I have two choices.

Professor Ko is the first optimal choice for a mentor. From my past experience learning from him, I know he is skilled in programming languages and good at teaching. Getting access to him would be difficult so I would probably rely on email. As for what I would give back, it would be an example of how people like me learn to code.

Leanne is the Career Exploration co-teacher this summer and though I do not know as much about her, I do know that she is friendly and helpful in class. After all, it is primarily her who answers the questions I have. She is another difficult person to contact so also email in this case. I could give feedback on her teaching as well as an idea of what students need help on when learning programming.

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