Week 13 Blog-Planning and Problem Solving

Hello there once again everyone. I would like to congratulate Zach and Karen on the nice job they did teaching us about Chapter 10 in the book-Planning and Problem Solving. Before this lesson I never realized there were "smart" goals as well as creating a goal using the four M's. I also enjoyed the activity we did because not only did I get to here what everyone elses goals were, it made me think about what my goals as a hixson peer mentor will be. The activity also made me think about my overall goals during my college education, which is something I haven't deeply thought about as much with the only goal in mind for me during college is graduating. I think one of the most important assets for new students is the ability to plan effectively. Now, as some of us our in our second or third year it seems to be less important since we've gotten use to the busy college life, but I feel it is much more essential to new students as they figure out what being a college student is all about. The book explains that students in transition often do not know how to organize themselves and make the best use of their time, which I think can is a perfect example of a majority of new students who come to college and have to learn responsibility. We as mentors, can model effective planning and give strategies that could work for students next year if we become good planners ourselves. The goal I chose for next year as a hixson peer mentor is to just overall know my students better by the end of the year developing a friendly relationship as well as getting to know there names and majors by the end of the year. This goal is specific because it is clear and I am able to explain it clearly. I believe it is measurable and I will be able to tell how far along I am in getting to know my students better. It is very much attainable and relevant. It is time limited because getting to know my mentee's names will need to be done by the end of the semester, yet I hope to know them all well enough within the first month.