- Link to Mentorship Log
- Roberta Negrette (909)971-8203
Interpretive
What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?
The most important thing I gained from my experiences mentoring at Ekstrand Elementary school was the feedback and excitement I recieved from the students I worked with. Every time I would walk into the classroom, children would exclaim, "Mr. Joseph!" and I would continue to be barraged with questions if we were going to be doing more science expirements; or what we would be talking about; or what else new I would be teaching them about. The excitement these students showed me day-in and day-out revealed to me the true potential we have for a strong STEM workforce in the very near future.
Mentoring at Ekstrand and getting real-world experience related to STEM truly helped me to solidify the entirety of my project in my mind. Forming my EQ around a real STEM issue and finding solutions to that issue that I tested out in the classroom helped me to understand that my project was real; and that I was helping a real cause.
Applied
How has what you’ve done helped you to answer your EQ? Please explain.
What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?
The most important thing I gained from my experiences mentoring at Ekstrand Elementary school was the feedback and excitement I recieved from the students I worked with. Every time I would walk into the classroom, children would exclaim, "Mr. Joseph!" and I would continue to be barraged with questions if we were going to be doing more science expirements; or what we would be talking about; or what else new I would be teaching them about. The excitement these students showed me day-in and day-out revealed to me the true potential we have for a strong STEM workforce in the very near future.
Mentoring at Ekstrand and getting real-world experience related to STEM truly helped me to solidify the entirety of my project in my mind. Forming my EQ around a real STEM issue and finding solutions to that issue that I tested out in the classroom helped me to understand that my project was real; and that I was helping a real cause.
Applied
How has what you’ve done helped you to answer your EQ? Please explain.
As I mentioned previously, I formed my EQ around the issue that there are simply not enough students pursuing STEM careers after college. I then dedicated my project to finding solutions to this issue; finding ways to get kids interested in STEM so that they might pursue STEM later on. Throughout the year, I discovered several ways to get kids interested; from hands-on learning, to a strong educational foundation, to parental encouragement. Mentoring at Ekstrand, and having an extremely close relationship with my mentor, allowed me to "test out" these answers. Throughout my mentorship, I was able to work closely with the students; often participating with them in science experiments and STEM activities. I was able to see that hands-on learning is truly a great way to get kids interested in STEM. I was also able to see that a strong education can get kids interested in STEM. I feel that without the opportunity to experience these encounters first-hand, my project, and my answers, would not be as strong, nor would I feel as confident in them.
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