Mentorship reflection essay

This may mean failing a student against some competencies within the CAP document, this could be because of various reasons leading to the student not progressing to the required standard. Work by Duffy (2003) identified that some mentors fail to fail a student despite being accountable. This is supported in a paper by Gainsbury (2010).

As the student was on a four week placement the assessment process will be discussed incorporating the qualities of the mentor and the effect it can have on the mentor/student relationship. In turn evaluating the learning environment and teaching strategies used including learning styles, reflecting on how they were applied to help the student.

There are various impacts that my mentor has caused in my life. Some of the impacts are associated to empowerment, support, expectations, boundaries, social competencies, time management, positive identity, as well as positive values. In gametal perspective, the life of my mentor is a clear perspective of a good mentor.

My mentor life was a clear image of what good mentors should look like. He was compassionate, knowledgeable, and possessed good qualities of a trainer and a teacher. It is worth noting that mentoring is more of teaching that the art of changing someone’s life.