We are two weeks away from finals here and Lincoln and the seniors are definitely feeling the heat. For our mentees, well, lets just say they're counting down for Christmas break!
Last week as usual we did homework on Tuesday. We ended our session with a 10 minute talk about Finals, and asking our students to start identifying who their support systems are. We told them for the next 2 crucial weeks leading up to finals for them to start leaning on their support systems and asking for as much help as possible.
Mr. Medinas 10 minute talk on Tuesday  led up to Thursdays Activity, Support Systems. We had a group discussion on what exactly support systems mean and who can fit in that category. The mentees response right off the bat were "their friends." The friends who they're getting in trouble and ditching classes with. We explained that they are the "bad friends." Someone who supports them is someone who pushes them to do good. Once we explained that a lot of there answers starting changing into answers like Teachers, Mr. Medina, and family members. Once we were done with our group discussion we had them fill out a paper that reflected what we talked about in our group discussion.