76% of people believe mentors are valuable, but only 37% have one.
Many successful people attribute their achievements to having a mentor to follow, admire and listen to. However, many people believe that asking a mentor for support means that they’re not capable of achieving their goals on their own, this way of thinking is erroneous.
A mentor will help you reach your full potential, not because you can’t do it on your own, but because that person will be able to see things in you that you may not be aware of. In addition, a mentor brings you a wealth of knowledge and experience that will serve as a guide to help you face challenges. But you’ll be the one to stand up and walk down that path until you reach your personal and professional success.
Here are 10 benefits that mentorship can provide:
If having a mentor as an adult can change your life, imagine what it can do for students. That’s right, mentoring, especially for middle school, high school, and college students has a powerful effect that allows them to develop skills that will open the way for a lifetime of achievement and success.
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Even with the knowledge of the power of education, the entire world suffers from an educational gap. Although, there are currently various government programs, organizations, and movements dedicated to transforming education and building channels to make it accessible to all, there is still a long way to go.
Today, 303 million children and young people between the ages of 5 and 17 are out of school worldwide. A number that is undoubtedly worrying and that instead of decreasing is increasing year by year.
How is it possible that so many children and teenagers do not have access to education, which is a universal right? It’s true that it affects less developed countries more, whether for economic, political, or social reasons. However, the United States is not exempt to this problem. Although we have a strong education system with better funding, there are critical gaps that cause education to be unequal in different communities.
What are the issues affecting education in the country? In most cases, the education of children and youth is truncated by economic issues and social problems, such as, racism, discrimination, among others. However, it is worrying that one of the main factors affecting education is family environment, as many children live in homes where violence is constant and affects them emotionally, and as a result causes lack of motivation and aspirations.
Another problem that could be affecting education in the United States is that the educational system of each school is weak and not updated, or that the school itself does not have the means to hire teachers with the necessary preparation to create worthy programs that prepare students to face middle school, high school, and college.
In addition to problems that affect education, students, whether children or youth, must face the world around them, which is increasingly full of challenges that require them to have certain knowledge, skills, and competencies to be able to face and successfully overcome them. However, in most cases, they are not taught at school or at home and are necessary to be able to thrive in life.
Mentor Rocket arises from the need to give students from vulnerable communities the opportunity to acquire the necessary life skills to face the world around them and be able to thrive in their personal and professional lives.
These skills are known as Power Skills, for example, critical thinking, resilience, negotiation, creativity, communication, leadership, teamwork, collaboration, assertiveness, and many more. With these learnings, students can make their biggest dreams come true.
Would you like to change the lives of students in your community? If so, we invite you to sign up to be a Mentor Rocket Volunteer.
