我是一名导师，因为我希望其他人也能像我在高中时从老师那里获得一样的机会，获得动力和成功。我的指导经验主要在三个不同的领域。首先，我曾通过当地的牙医办公室直接指导中学生学习数学。从那时起，我很快就认识到，没有什么经历比看到一个孩子在最终理解一个难题或概念时恍然大悟更独特或更有意义了。此外，课程也不仅仅局限于学术。我发现，在与这些学生发展关系的过程中，我更好地理解了他们，并相应地调整了我的方法。我的第二次指导经验直接来自于在柬埔寨乌东教各个年龄段的孩子英语。由于我对当地语言的理解有限，并且同时教授多个层次的英语，我被迫发挥创造性，以确保所有学生都能理解我们的课程。我围绕游戏、唱歌和跳舞的课程制定了课程计划，在学习困难的概念时，寻找表达意义的替代方法非常重要。这对我的指导风格产生了重要影响; creativity and being able to think of ideas in different matters are useful to everyone trying to learn something new. Lastly, I have had the opportunity to extend my understanding of others in my work as a Democracy Fellow. Part of the mission of my university's Democracy and Public Discourse Initiative is to teach constructive practices of engagement and communication on topics of community concern. Through such projects as our freshman mental health conversations and our forum on substance abuse in in the county, I have learned that the best work is done on the grounds of a common understanding amongst diverse viewpoints. Ultimately, I hope to extend my training and the basic philosophy of freedom of expression as a method of making my mentees feel welcome in conversing with me.