tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449677811690616608.post9131861815020235603..comments2023-12-15T21:49:46.651+01:00Comments on Pluralist Speaks: Higher Education MentoringPluralist (Adrian Worsfold)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01922153724523820866noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449677811690616608.post-79266292165522463822009-07-20T18:29:42.704+02:002009-07-20T18:29:42.704+02:00What was interesting there was they had the job na...What was interesting there was they had the job named twice, which I said in the US means different things and suggested that it was open to development. So I had a whole idea of developing the job available to suggest, and did, but could only do so at the end, but of course they will still pick the person they want and any such ideas can be taken anyway. But I knew I had the sense of the potential of the job better than anyone there because I'd done the work.Pluralist (Adrian Worsfold)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01922153724523820866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449677811690616608.post-45317677825552767752009-07-20T18:26:42.174+02:002009-07-20T18:26:42.174+02:00Of course I didn't get the job, as I knew I wo...Of course I didn't get the job, as I knew I wouldn't when I heard a candidate speak at the beginning. Being told afterwards that you were a strong candidate is of no use to anyone. You either can win the job or you can't and don't, and it was never going to happen.Pluralist (Adrian Worsfold)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01922153724523820866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449677811690616608.post-40662281272167684352009-07-20T16:08:39.215+02:002009-07-20T16:08:39.215+02:00It's very true that a lot of people come into ...It's very true that a lot of people come into college or university without the requisite study skills. I am a college student myself. High school prepared me well enough, but many of my classmates struggled in their freshman year. <br /><br />I'm currently working with an online mentoring program that reaches out to kids in high school to better prepare them for life beyond education. It would be great if you could check us out - our name is <a href="http://www.pa-ementor.org/" rel="nofollow">PA eMentoring</a> but you do not have to be from Pennsylvania (or the USA) to be an online mentor! It only takes half an hour a week to make a valuable and helpful connection with a student.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780701507034010226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449677811690616608.post-7387367435755518122009-07-18T14:36:27.982+02:002009-07-18T14:36:27.982+02:00In fact, if you didn't get it as a job, you co...In fact, if you didn't get it as a job, you could set yourself up as a self employed tutor in academic study skills! I reckon there'd be quite a lot of demand for it.<br />And despite the recession, or maybe even because of it, people still spend on education.Erika Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01812376497361267014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449677811690616608.post-5911394450953195562009-07-18T14:35:08.580+02:002009-07-18T14:35:08.580+02:00I agree with you. More than anything they need stu...I agree with you. More than anything they need study skills that go beyond looking something up on the Internet. They need better skills in how to structure academic research, how to execute it and then put it together, and how to work out the timings for all of that.<br /><br />Is this what you interviewed for? You'd be brilliant at it!Erika Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01812376497361267014noreply@blogger.com