mentoring

 The second mentoring session was filled with smiles and laughter. The session was led by a co-mentor and a few members shared their opinions on BB and how it will benefit the students in the future. I also thought that BB is doing great because for the first time student’s needs were taken care and were free to share their views on everything with certain people.  Moreover, the session is fun since we can openly share and talk with the members. And I realized that it’s good to have an hour free from stress and relax our minds.

 

During the third session, we are asked to bring laptops to learn new features of blogging and the session was enlightening as I came to know more about blogging. Our mentor also told us how we should accept criticism when we make our post public. He also told us that there will be people who will like our post and some who won’t. And I knew that we must be able to accept a few criticisms since it will make us grow as a person.

 

The fourth session was again filled with smiles and laughter and Esha and I hosted a session. We were excited because we took some interesting questions to know more about our members. We also took this game with the intention to bring ourselves closer. During the game or activity, it was fun and I was able to know a few important things. Our mentor’s talk on investment is one thing I will remember since it’s important we don’t waste money but instead invest in to something important. Overall the session was light and fun.

 

In the fifth session, we planned to go for a walk with a motive to walk consciously. However, it rained and we are not able to go for walk but we went to the college canteen to have a talk over a glass of Lassi. So it’s important to have a plan B if plan A doesn’t work and plan b was fun. The talk on walking meditation gave some insights into being aware even when walking. It’s like living every moment in which most of us fail.

In the sixth session, we finally went for a walk and our co-mentor gave us instructions on how to go about it.  The walk under the scorching sun was fun but I had difficulty concentrating on walking because of the heat and I also felt funny. However, I was able to bring was mind back and it was refreshing. Also, I realize that you should not worry about what other people will think about you instead you should choose peace over other people's opinions. The cold water after the walk cooled down my heat thanks to madam Chador.

The seventh session was actually on learning how to use interactive software called Parley ideas and it was good to know about it because we live in the 21st-century world. As a teacher, we should be well equipped with software like this to have an interactive sessions in the future. While we are exploring about it we heard a siren for a mock drill and the session ended with what we should and shouldn’t do if we are ever caught in such situations.