The Harsh Nature of the Mentor
Entering high school, finding a major in the humanities was all I knew for my plans after graduation. After a year of still not making progress in discovering my academic passion, I finally found my guide: my sophomore to senior year English teacher, Dr. Fellinger. Over those three years I have been exposed to various styles of writing, and was given the chance to explore many aspects of what becoming an English major might entail. While I could have gone into the class with only the intention of passing it, I gained far more than a grade. I grew as a writer, learned to write creatively under deadlines, accept constructive criticism for my writing, and developing my group project skills.
My Experience In each of the group projects in my English class, my teacher assigned my classmates and I into groups based on our strengths. We took a quiz to determine whether we were analytical, creative, or practical people, then were put into groups that contained one of each type of person. She did this to encourage us to learn to work with different personalities and because in a realistic work situation, the odds of being paired with someone with the same personality type are not high. The risks Dr. Fellinger took remind me of our class discussion of management as opposed to leadership. Rather than simply allowing the students to chose groups and remain static in their
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Fellinger helped me discover my passion: creative writing. I had never considered my role as a leader or an authority figure. However, with writing I have found I enjoy writing fictional and often satirical short stories. This small influence on society comforts the introverted part of me that cowers at the job “leader” usually implies. Writing is an outlet that people can chose to be influenced by, and one that can be interpreted in many ways. While some aspects of writing are more overtly influential, others can be simple guidance towards one’s own