Importance of Mentoring

“The universe favors the brave. When you resolve to lift your life to its highest level, the strength of your soul will guide you to a magical place with magnificent treasures”.

            Mentoring is a powerful personal development and empowerment tool. It is an effective way of helping people to progress in their careers and personal life. It is a partnership between two people. It is a helpful relationship based on mutual trust and respect.

            In my opinion today’s teachers must change to the role of the mentors. Then only their will generate a trusted relationship between the teacher and the students. If so most of the arrogance happening in the colleges and with the youth may be solved. Another one I have to point out that in solving problems, teachers look for the problem itself. The knowingly or unknowingly ignore the causes or root that causes the problem. By avoiding such reasons and root of the problems they blame the students for the fault. Teachers in this situation changed to the role of the mentor. Then they have to find out the real problem and help the student to solve the problem. Mentoring plays an important role in this area. But majority of times this is not happening from the sides of the teachers. In my experience I found that majority of the students are not believe in their teachers and they have no faith in them. This is a serious matter needs urgent solution. But the teaching community is not interested in this matter. Instead they are looking for images and prestige.  It surely will not come to them without acceptance.

            In the modern scenario of education teachers role will be uprooted. Today teachers have the role of a facilitator. ie, in the knowledge depth the students may be equal or above the level of teachers. But what differentiate teachers from students is that, teachers are expected to be more experienced, more wise and more in mental strength. Most of the time this is to be an expectation only. The teachers are expected to utilize their professional skills and expertise for the growth of the students not demote and degrade them for silly matters.

“We are all here for some special reason. Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of the future”.