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At 02:36 PM 7/6/00 -0700, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>Chris,</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>I have no doubt there are many ways to handle
the matching; perhaps it is best left to the rhythm of each individual to
sort out. I recently attended a 10-day workshop in which the
suggestion to choose a mentor was made near the beginning. That was
about all that was said. Beyond that, we were interacting with the
staff throughout the time and whatever arrangements you wished to make
were up to you. I'm sure some chose mentors, others not. I
must admit there were times when I ate lunch with different staff members
where I had the feeling that I was interviewig possible candidtates for
being my mentor. Other than taht, I felt it my responsibility to
handle.</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>If you want something with more form, something
a colleague in Open Space, Michael Lindfield, does might work. When
the circle reconvenes at the end of an event, he'll have a 15-minute
"taking care of business" marketplace. Essentially,
anyone is invited to do any individual follow-up with anyone else within
the bounds of the circle. So, I might take my calendar, walk across
to the circle to where you're seated and set up a time to meet with
you. That time could be to ask someone to be a mentor or any other
sort of follow-up in the moment I want to
handle.</font><font face="arial"></font></blockquote><br>
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In the late 60' (and there were NO dinosaurs that I saw) I was doing
Peace Corps Training for teachers going to West Africa. OST wasn't even a
dream -- but I guess I was "there" anyhow. But in the training
it was obvious that new teachers needed mentors. It was also obvious that
a "bad" mentor was worse than nothing. Our solution was to ask
that folks spend the first week of the program (it was a 6 week program)
"sniffing each other out" -- and then come to some agreement
with mentor/mentee of their choosing. Seemed to work pretty well -- which
suggests that Peg suggestion via Michael L. would do the same. After all
things go faster in Open Space...<br>
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Harrison<br>
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