Chapter Three!!!

While reading through chapter three, the first thing that really stuck out to me was the key term, connecting link. I think this is a very important rule as a peer mentor. As peer mentors, we are supposed to help the transition to college but also connect students with all the resources that are available to them at Iowa State. It is important as peer mentors to be constantly networking with other groups on campus to learn about opportunities for our students. To have the best college experience, it is important to get involved with on campus activities to help build resumes and build new relationships. I also thought back to the Learning Community Workshops and that they are an important step in building our connecting link with our students but with our mentors as well.

The next section that really caught my eye was the How will your habits affect your mentoring. This is something that I think about every day. The question I continue to ask myself as a peer mentor and a role model to my sister is, am I being the person that I am trying to help other people become? I constantly take time to reflect on my morals and keep myself in check with the image that I give to others around me. I try to improve on my faults as a student, and also my faults as a citizen. I want to be a great role model and put forth a good example for my students. I am continually working on my study habits, and by doing so I can help students improve on theirs because I can share some tips that have helped me to continue to become an even more successful student.

I also reflected on the section about what my role is within the Hixson program. I think it is important to stay aware of opportunities that are happening within your program. I love to catch up with Hixson updates through the newsletters and such. As a side note, I really enjoy looking at when people's birthdays are because I love to associate people and memories with certain dates. I have a very good memory for things like that. But anyways, I think that my role within the program has changed this year because now I also need to be a good role model for the new peer mentors, and help them become adapted to their role as a peer mentor. I also found it interesting that it talked about having a knowledge of our own personality. I then looked back again at my MBTI and I am very interested in learning more about my personality type as this semester continues. I am looking forward to having two teaching groups this week in class. It should be a lot of fun!