15-Yr-Old Kelvin Doe Wows M.I.T.

Your Brain still works regardless of poverty, deficiency in resources and/or socio economic background.  This story is inspirational.  I will share this with my Just Be Beautiful girls and my gifted students.

This has made me emotional...Rita.

Mentoring and Tutoring with Technology

Just Be Beautiful Girls Mentoring Organization encourages teachers, parents, community members, clergy, college students and high school students to become a mentor, tutor or BOTH!

It is essential that we refrain from criticizing wayward youth, when we do not offer alternatives or get involved to resolve the issues at hand.

Find your place.  Find your area.  Locate your passion and mentor!  Go to www.mentoring.org.  This is a great site to peruse.

Mentoring and tutoring can be fulfilling and exciting.  If you feel as if you cannot relate to the age-group in which you are mentoring or tutoring, try using technology to break the ice.   Here are few ideas:

1. Have your young mentee or "tutoree" create a Tagxedo that describes their personality or interests. www.tagxedo.com

2.  Use www.voki.com to build digital avatars.  Mentor and Mentee each create their own.  Have your digital avatars greet each other and introduce yourselves to one another.

3. If your mentee or the student who is being tutored has challenges with math, use the following sites to help ease the challenges:
www.eduplace.com/map
www.softschools.com
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm

HAPPY TUTORING AND MARVELOUS MENTORING!!!