RE: Student Mentorship

[j s <rambozo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, I'll try to address all of the questions that have been asked:

<snip>Have you received any offers yet?  If not, let me know and I'll try
bringing up your request again.</snip>
-Dirk Bartley send me an e-mail awhile back and said he was talking to his
supervisor about it.  That's all I've heard from him.
-P. Buxton suggested that I look into Quantum Resources.
-Any other ideas/offers would be fabulous.  Oh, and it looks like it's already
been brought up again, eh? :)

<snip>I am curious how the mentorships work (in some detail). What are the
expectations of the students(and the anticipated expectations of the
"employer")? </snip>
  The KAMSC mentorship program basically tries to pair KAMSC seniors up with
local individuals who work in a field the student is interested in.  The
requirement is at least 1 hour per week of working together, but beyond that
it's pretty flexible.
   KAMSC is based on an honor code system and this ideology extends somewhat
to the mentorship program.  Most of it is left up to the student, who is
assumed to be relatively mature, and the mentor, who is assumed to be
responsible.  Obviously, this sometimes fails, but it also opens things up for
a lot of great successes.
   The idea is that the student will work with the mentor (unpaid, of course),
helping with the things the mentor does and learning along the way.  The exact
details are up to those involved, but the student is often shown how to do
something and then asked to do it on his own.  Or, alternatively, a
"shadowing" situation could be chosen.  It's not at all a rigid system.
   The student expects to learn something and the mentor expects to teach, get
a little help, and... feel good about it, I guess :)

<snip>It might be helpful to give more details on your trouble. Just what did
you do and how did KAMSC handle it?</snip>
The trouble I got in was actually at my home school, Portage Central, which I
attend in the mornings.  The details of it are far too many to include here,
but you can read my explanation at
http://www.wastedgenius.com/writing/suspfaq.htm  This trouble, corny as it may
sound, served as kind of a turning point in my life.  Kids always thing that
they're mature, but I genuinely believe that I'm a better person now than I
was before.  I appreciate trust more, and work harder to maintain it.

I hope this helps! Thanks for the responses.

-Josh