{"id":800,"date":"2015-12-07T21:24:31","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T02:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faculty.wagner.edu\/citizen-appetites\/?p=800"},"modified":"2015-12-07T21:24:31","modified_gmt":"2015-12-08T02:24:31","slug":"port-richmond-mentor-program-my-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faculty.wagner.edu\/citizen-appetites\/port-richmond-mentor-program-my-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Port Richmond Mentor Program: My Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was actually looking forward to the mentor program at Port Richmond. I enjoy meeting new people and spreading my knowledge to people younger than I am. With that said, the program was a lot different than what I thought it was going to be. Here’s why:<\/p>\n

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  1. I thought they would assign us mentees. Because they didn’t, I felt like it was kind of a free for all when we were first introduced to the students.<\/li>\n
  2. The mentees did not \u00a0have any knowledge of the program. Because of this, they seemed very confused of our presense.<\/li>\n
  3. The high schoolers did not seem interested because of the fact they did not sign up to be mentored.<\/li>\n
  4. Even though it was interesting to watch them cook, there was very little time to actually talk to the mentees because they were trying to do their work. I felt that I was getting in their way most of the time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Overall, the experience was good and bad. I enjoyed meeting new people and learning about Port Richmond. The program however was a little disorganized though. In the end, I’m glad that I met my mentee and I hope I had a positive effect on her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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