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Re: Mentors VS Students

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What are some good methods of getting students to show some more initiative?
With some students if you say "who wants to do x thing" or "we need someone to do x thing" they will just sit there. So you can say "you, you, and you just volunteered to do x thing" is a start.

On the issue of Students versus Mentors, here is a concept that both parties need to get their heads around:

The mathematics of FIRST mentorship

Mentors focusing on making themselves progressively unnecessary takes work. Students focusing on taking initiative takes work on their part too. It is good to remind each other occasionally to drive toward these targets.
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