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Some additional common characteristics of and criteria for selecting mentor teachers are: a clearly articulated vision of teaching and learning, knowledge of content, accomplished curriculum developer, professional interests, expressed educational philosophies, and compatible personalities (1986; Feiman-Nemser, 1996; Tillman, 2000). Awareness and facility with mentoring processes are seldom among selection criteria, but are often handled through mentor training mechanisms." Mullinix, 2002) Orientation is based on the five phrases of Ellen Moir's which characterize first-year teacher experiences which are:
1) Anticipation
2) Survival
3) Disillusionment
4) Rejuvenation
5) Reflection
The inclusion of mentoring program in a school is that which shows a clear commitment to students and staff and to traditional values of excellence. Confirmation of the importance of leadership, performance of staff and of a "robust and supportive collegiate community." (SOF Web, 2004)
Skills needed by mentors are:
Always have values-driven purpose
Be aware of the emotional and strategic landscape
Always be responsible
Always be flexible
Conclusion
Mentors are very important to those who are considered to be new in their position or 'rookies'. Mentoring is to be valued by those who are lucky enough to be participative in a mentoring relationship and this provides value to the school and the community as well as to the individuals in the mentoring process.
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Mentor's Responsibility
Works Cited
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Feiman-Nemser, S. (1996). Teacher mentoring: A critical review. ERIC Digests. Washington, DC: ERIC Clearinghouse on Teaching and Teacher Education. ED 397-060.
Teacher Mentoring: (2002) a booklet for Mentors and Mentorees, Knowledge & Skills State of Victoria, Department of Education and Training Online available at: [http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/pd/tchdev/docs/tchmnt/M&M.pdf
This approach to preventing the development of an unfair burden that might otherwise result from adding to the workload. Of participants requires non-participants to relieve an appropriate amount of participants' conventional workload. More particularly, this proposal recommends reducing the number of direct reports assigned to participating mentors and adding them to the number of reporting personnel supervised directly by non-participating upper-level employees. In principle, the idea is simply to reduce
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