Bill Dogterom shares about mentoring and the shared journey on episode #129 of Teaching in Higher Ed.
Quotes from the episode
If they know that you really do have their best interests at heart, they’ll teach you how to teach them.
–Bill Dogterom
What I like to do most is to walk with people and to learn from them as much as they learn from me.
–Bill Dogterom
For me, it’s more of a shared journey than a pure mentor relationship.
–Bill Dogterom
If they know that you’re actually listening to them, they will let you into their story.
–Bill Dogterom
Resources Mentioned
- “People are not problems to solve, but mysteries to explore.”
-Eugene Peterson - The Dark Night of the Soul: A Psychiatrist Explores the Connection Between Darkness and Spiritual Growth* by Gerald G. May
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