Words of Words of Inspiration Inspiration for Mentors for Mentors

From the Mentor Teacher Orientation DinnerFrom the Mentor Teacher Orientation DinnerUHM Campus CenterUHM Campus CenterSeptember 30, 2005September 30, 2005

Be loving Be loving

and patientand patient

Never give up. Never give up. There’s always a There’s always a way.way.

ENJOYENJOY

Trust the Trust the

process!process!

Be Patient . . . . .Be Patient . . . . .

the students are in the students are in the process of the process of blooming.blooming.

Consider all the Consider all the advice from your advice from your mentor teacher.mentor teacher.

Keep on Keep on truckin’truckin’

Hang in Hang in therethere

You are a You are a valuable valuable resource.resource.

Know you are Know you are

appreciated!appreciated!

• Mentoring keeps Mentoring keeps us us young atyoung at

•No matter how bad No matter how bad today was, always today was, always believe that tomorrow believe that tomorrow will be better.will be better.

Whether you feel it or Whether you feel it or know it, even in times of know it, even in times of chaos,chaos,

you do make a you do make a difference!difference!

Take one dayTake one day

at a at a time.time.

SENSATIONAL!SENSATIONAL!

BE PATIENTBE PATIENT

Enjoy learning Enjoy learning

(and teaching) (and teaching)

with the student(s).with the student(s).

•Trust is so Trust is so importantimportant..

•You are the You are the continuity continuity

in teachingin teaching..

• Be nice to ME.Be nice to ME.

•A second adult in your A second adult in your class doubles attention class doubles attention your students receive. your students receive.

•It benefits everyone. It benefits everyone. Mahalo!Mahalo!

Patience is a must; Patience is a must;

celebration is celebration is too!too!

•You are making such a You are making such a large difference in large difference in school community.school community.

• Keep up the good Keep up the good work!work!

•You can always You can always start fresh start fresh tomorrow.tomorrow.

Thanks!Thanks!

•When at first you When at first you don’t succeed,don’t succeed,

get new batteries!get new batteries!

•Keep your Keep your perspective,perspective,

•Your passion,Your passion,

•Your humorYour humor

•Gambatte Attitude!Gambatte Attitude!

•Keep up the great Keep up the great work in helping work in helping future teachers.future teachers.

•You You CANCAN do it along do it along with curriculum with curriculum mapping and mapping and committee work.committee work.

We inspire We inspire

the future!the future!

•Be patient and Be patient and understanding.understanding.

•Listen, Listen,

• listen,listen,

• listen!listen!

•You are one of a You are one of a kind…..kind…..

•Be yourself!Be yourself!

Like ripples in the Like ripples in the pond, the life you pond, the life you touch will affect a touch will affect a thousand thereafter!thousand thereafter!

•Be patient and Be patient and professional in professional in mentoring;mentoring;

• YOU ARE THE MODEL!YOU ARE THE MODEL!

•You make a You make a difference!difference!

Be nice, Be nice, approachable, approachable, patient, caring patient, caring and helpful.and helpful.

•We could be in the We could be in the basement of Hamilton basement of Hamilton library.library.

Aim for the moon, Aim for the moon,

you may hit a star!you may hit a star!

•Cherish the Cherish the opportunity to opportunity to inspire othersinspire others

Have a good day or Have a good day or not, the choice is not, the choice is yours.yours.

•You’re doing a You’re doing a magnificent job!magnificent job!

•Keep smiling Keep smiling and shining and shining

•Part 2:Part 2:–Drink H20Drink H20

•Be persistent and Be persistent and confident….confident….

•The work you are The work you are doing is important.doing is important.

•Be a patient role Be a patient role model, always…..model, always…..

•Keep your chin up! Keep your chin up! This is an invaluable This is an invaluable

profession.profession.

•Share! Share!

•It’s for the It’s for the kids!kids!