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Personal Narrative : The Peer Mentoring Teacher

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Tell us about an experience, in school or out, that taught you something about yourself and/or the world around you.
"...no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself." This quote by Ralph W. Emerson echoed by our Ms. Marino, the Peer Mentoring teacher, inspired me to regularly volunteer as a tutor and to try to embody this in my actions and my words. At first, I did not truly believe that helping myself would help others. After all, how could I help myself when I guide others on simple homework that I have done before? This mindset changed 180 degrees when I was encouraged to become a peer mentor by this teacher. I was given the opportunity to be a mentor to several students struggling academically and socially in the …show more content…

Compared to the coding I had learnt before, this was an entirely new world for me.
Through the internet I managed to learn new concepts such as JavaScript, how to use the bash command line, and find a template for the script I planned to use on the Raspberry Pi. We managed to complete our project on time in the end. Ultimately through this project I obtained valuable experience and the realization of my passion for engineering.

Explain how you responded to a problem and/or an unfamiliar situation. What did you do, what was the outcome, and what did you learn from the experience?
In my spare time, I enjoy baking. When I first embarked on the journey of baking, my parents wanted me to bake a cake for a dinner party. Eager to please my parents and relatives, I immediately agreed. After all, baking a cake wouldn’t be too hard, right? Following a detailed recipe from a cookbook, I learned the basics of how to mix the ingredients and how to decorate a cake. The instructions were simple to follow. Nonetheless, my effort turned to waste. I felt shocked and disappointed. The expected soft cake came out hard and stuck to the pan. I was frustrated, but that wasn’t enough to make me give up. After another failed attempt, I decided to search the internet and watch some videos on cake-baking. After I noted the steps used, I baked again, this time using some of their techniques. Finally, a spongy cake came out. Throughout the process of baking a cake, I learned that

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