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    Metaphors in Mentorship

    Task:
    Determine what characteristics of these models you prefer and identify what
    you must be aware of in an intercultural context. Expanding on what you have
    found, formulate an original metaphor that represents your approach, or
    desired approach, to mentoring or coaching.

    According to what I know about mentoring, I know that a mentor is


    someone that a person can go to for advice or training. Everyone has the option
    of getting a mentor including teachers and students. The characteristics of a
    mentor include the the following: good listener/sounding board, flexible, value
    diversity of perspectives, knowledgeable, non-judgemental, able to give
    constructive feedback, honest and candid, able to network and find resources,
    willing/able to devote time to developing others and eager to learn
    (Characteristics of excellent mentors). Mentors and their mentees will have
    differences in their backgrounds and cultures and mentors will have to
    respect/adapt to the differences in the cultural differences between the two.
    I identified with the GROW model found in our readings this week. GROW is
    a coaching model that stands for: G- Goal (Aspirations), R-Reality (current
    obstacles and situations), O-Options (strengths, resources), W-Way forward or
    Will (Accountability and personal actions -what, when, by whom, and the will to
    do it) (What is the grow coaching model? (incl.. questions + examples) 2022). This
    model has the ability to promote “confidence and self-motivation, leading to
    increased productivity and personal satisfaction” (The grow model 2022). With
    ELL learners, mentoring students with this model allows them to set goals that are
    related directly to their learning of English and their gradual introduction to life
    here in Canada. This model and way of setting goals with the student allows them
    to gradually adapt to their situation and to bypass culture shock.
    If I were to choose a metaphor, I would choose: Mentors are gardeners.
    What I kept on thinking about was a bonsai gardener and how they wrap wire
    around the branches of a bonsai tree to guide it and shape it in a particular way so
    that the tree has a unique shape. Connecting this to the GROW model, teachers
    are there as mentors to their students, working with them to create goals and to
    keep them accountable to their goals in the learning of English and their
    integration into Canadian Society. The teacher is there to guide the student as
    they work to achieve their goals through a process. Just like the gardener shaping
    the bonsai tree, the teacher is guiding the student towards their goal.

    References:

    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (n.d.). Characteristics of


    excellent mentors. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
    Retrieved July 24, 2022, from
    https://www.asha.org/students/mentoring/excmentor/ 

    The grow model. Performance Consultants. (2022, April 19). Retrieved July 24,
    2022, from https://www.performanceconsultants.com/grow-model 

    What is the grow coaching model? (incl.. questions + examples).


    PositivePsychology.com. (2022, July 7). Retrieved July 24, 2022, from
    https://positivepsychology.com/grow-coaching-model/ 

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