A question for other mentors (mentor or not, feel free to add your thoughts): Do you ask that your students NOT apply to be an advanced reviewer until they have graduated?
I remember my mentor asking me not to do that because mentors lose out on their compensation as far as I know - once the student goes advanced? I realize that newer people may not know this and end up applying. I didn't know anything about advanced, upgrades, etc. I completely understood when my mentor asked me not to apply to be advanced. In fact, I never did apply, I just let it happen.
Number 1. It might be useful if we provided more info on what advanced means because these newer people don't know. They simply see that you can become advanced after so many votes and they want it. A lot of times I see people who say they wish they'd never applied because they weren't ready.
Number 2. Do you guys ask your students not to apply for advanced? Have you ever had one do so against your wishes?
I can understand not wanting them to apply until they're ready and until they've graduated. I see that a lot of work is put into mentoring someone if you truly care to give your best. Also, if they aren't ready to graduate yet, why do they apply to become advanced? I'm just curious because I really don't know.
I'm a new mentor and have 2 students, both of which are advanced. One of my students came and asked for the extra help and was up front about their status. She let me know that if I chose not to help her since she was already advanced, she wouldn't mind. Of course I'm not going to say no to the chance of helping if the person truly thinks they can learn from me. I thought it was kind of them to be up front though. So what are your thoughts on this? If you're going to mentor a totally new person who needs thorough help, would you ask them to not upgrade yet? Do you think it is wrong to ask that of your students?
I remember my mentor asking me not to do that because mentors lose out on their compensation as far as I know - once the student goes advanced? I realize that newer people may not know this and end up applying. I didn't know anything about advanced, upgrades, etc. I completely understood when my mentor asked me not to apply to be advanced. In fact, I never did apply, I just let it happen.
Number 1. It might be useful if we provided more info on what advanced means because these newer people don't know. They simply see that you can become advanced after so many votes and they want it. A lot of times I see people who say they wish they'd never applied because they weren't ready.
Number 2. Do you guys ask your students not to apply for advanced? Have you ever had one do so against your wishes?
I can understand not wanting them to apply until they're ready and until they've graduated. I see that a lot of work is put into mentoring someone if you truly care to give your best. Also, if they aren't ready to graduate yet, why do they apply to become advanced? I'm just curious because I really don't know.
I'm a new mentor and have 2 students, both of which are advanced. One of my students came and asked for the extra help and was up front about their status. She let me know that if I chose not to help her since she was already advanced, she wouldn't mind. Of course I'm not going to say no to the chance of helping if the person truly thinks they can learn from me. I thought it was kind of them to be up front though. So what are your thoughts on this? If you're going to mentor a totally new person who needs thorough help, would you ask them to not upgrade yet? Do you think it is wrong to ask that of your students?
