(TOR)Mentor

posted by Woodooz on Monday, July 18, 2005 15 comments
“He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.” Am not sure if I need to take this Chinese proverb in the negative or otherwise, because, my assignment for the next 6 months is just that – Training, or should I say mentoring.

17 just-out-of-college engineers and a whole range of technologies. This is not anything new, however, this time around the challenge is to make them productive quickly.

“If you would thoroughly know anything, teach it to others.” And so,I am starting my preparation today to bridge the gap between my knowledge level and these technologies. Anyone who is in the teaching profession, would tell you how tough a job it is. After all, “For every person who wants to teach there are approximately thirty people who don't want to learn--much.”

The challenge begins and it’s going to be amazing.
Woodooz

15 comments:

  1. @$#!$#12:09 PM, July 18, 2005

    All the best....

    naah not for you, for those poor fuchas...bechare....

    jokes apart, teacing is the best form of improving your knowledge.

    Be a good teacher.

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  2. Woodooz12:17 PM, July 18, 2005

    Thanks Ashish, am gonna try my best to be the best that I can be... :o)

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  3. Kiruba Shankar1:28 PM, July 18, 2005

    Soms, I have learnt one important thing when it comes to teaching.

    "The students are far more smarter than you" . Never underestimate their brilliance.

    Like Aasish said, teaching is the best form of learning.

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  4. J2:02 PM, July 18, 2005

    hey i wanna figure out if i'm a doer or a teacher

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  5. Woodooz3:43 PM, July 18, 2005

    Kribs, True. Esp the freshers these days come with so much of subject knowledge, it is really unfair to deem them as being freshers. I ask them questions in the interview for which I never knew the answers when I was in my final year. And that makes it a lot easier for me too.

    That was just a chinese proverb. and considering it is a professional environment that we are talking about here, everyone wud be putting in lot of efforts with seriousness.

    And yeah, am gonna be learning new stuffs too... Being a trainer is always mutually beneficial.

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  6. Woodooz3:46 PM, July 18, 2005

    J, maybe you are from a rare breed of teachers and doers... Unless there is experience backing us up, there is very little that we can do about queries that requires hands on ! so, in that sense, am sure every teacher is a doer too.

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  7. Chez5:50 PM, July 18, 2005

    Hehehe.. *wicked laugh* enjoyyyyy...

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  8. ss7:55 PM, July 18, 2005

    Hi Somu,
    Sounds difficult but then no fun without a challenge righto?? :o))
    However I feel training is a lot different from teaching. Anyways, no worries, Somu can handle everything.

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  9. Akruti8:51 PM, July 18, 2005

    Teahing is a wonderful form of exression:) goodluck somu

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  10. Ram C9:02 AM, July 19, 2005

    somu.. all the best..

    BTW, read my post of today. that would be apt for your situation of today.

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  11. akshay9:03 AM, July 19, 2005

    wikipedia's defenitions........
    A teacher who registers a student, or who is positioned to help the student in a particular subject, is called a "tutor". A teacher or trainer from whom a student learns a great deal may be called a "mentor".
    Do or Do Not! There is no try! Yoda
    (It doesn't really fit... but i've been thinking about that line all morning so i thought i'd post it.)

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  12. Woodooz12:40 PM, July 19, 2005

    Anand,

    All that I can say is hmph !! ;o)

    Sonal,

    Thanks a lot, That was very encouraging :o)

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  13. Woodooz12:42 PM, July 19, 2005

    Neels,

    Thanks. You know it better than I do. What say ?

    Smyta,

    Wow, so you are still alive ? That's good news...

    And thanks... seems like a nice idea... Maybe I should try to deploy it this time... provided I don;t unlearn whatever am gonna learn during my preparation.

    Yenna sollureenga ?

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  14. Woodooz12:43 PM, July 19, 2005

    Ram,

    Thanks. I read your post... Like father, like son eh ? Way to go !!!

    Akshay,

    Even if we go with wikipedia, I become a mentor ;o)

    And yeah, there is no try, coz if it is "Do not" I would have no significant achievements during my midappraisal review ;o)

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  15. Woodooz12:44 PM, July 19, 2005

    Ganga,

    True. There is really no under estimation. All these engineers were hand picked by me during the last campus interview, and I really know how good they are ;o)))

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