Student Well-Being

Web Site Offers Online Mentoring Connections

By Andrew L. Yarrow — November 10, 2010 1 min read
  • Save to favorites
  • Print

We all know that mentors benefit students, but can mentoring be successful if it is not done in person?

In the digital age, one of the groups that believes in e-mentoring is icouldbe.org. Its online mentoring connects mentors and at-risk youth in low-income communities and focuses on college preparation for these teenagers. During the last few years, the organization says it has involved about 10,000 students in its online mentoring sessions.

Citing the nation’s high school dropout crisis, executive director Kate Schrauth said: “For things to improve, we must invest in our youth and reach them with the guidance, support and encouragement they need. Icouldbe.org is here to help, connecting caring adults directly to young people who often lack adults invested in their futures.”

Individuals can apply on the organization’s web site to become a mentor. After that, they log in on their computers and spend up to an hour with their mentees working through icouldbe’s discussion materials on the importance of high school completion and goal-setting, or simply answering students’ questions.

Sounds like a fairly undemanding way to help students from the comfort of your home and at your convenience.

Related Tags:

A version of this news article first appeared in the K-12, Parents & the Public blog.

Events

Student Well-Being Webinar After-School Learning Top Priority: Academics or Fun?
Join our expert panel to discuss how after-school programs and schools can work together to help students recover from pandemic-related learning loss.
Budget & Finance Webinar Leverage New Funding Sources with Data-Informed Practices
Address the whole child using data-informed practices, gain valuable insights, and learn strategies that can benefit your district.
This content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.
Sponsor
Classroom Technology Webinar
ChatGPT & Education: 8 Ways AI Improves Student Outcomes
Revolutionize student success! Don't miss our expert-led webinar demonstrating practical ways AI tools will elevate learning experiences.
Content provided by Inzata

EdWeek Top School Jobs

Teacher Jobs
Search over ten thousand teaching jobs nationwide — elementary, middle, high school and more.
View Jobs
Principal Jobs
Find hundreds of jobs for principals, assistant principals, and other school leadership roles.
View Jobs
Administrator Jobs
Over a thousand district-level jobs: superintendents, directors, more.
View Jobs
Support Staff Jobs
Search thousands of jobs, from paraprofessionals to counselors and more.
View Jobs

Read Next

Student Well-Being Chaplains Could Work as School Counselors Under Bill Passed in Texas
Critics see the measure as a continuation of the erosion of the concept of separating church from state.
3 min read
This June 1, 2021, file photo shows the State Capitol in Austin, Texas.
This June 1, 2021, file photo shows the State Capitol in Austin, Texas.
Eric Gay/AP
Student Well-Being 4 States Consider Mandating Fentanyl Prevention Education in Schools
Oregon is poised to adopt the legislation, but drug education in schools is often weak or underemphasized.
4 min read
Photograph of Fentanyl opioid narcotic teaching awareness tools sitting on a definition page
Bojan Vujicic/iStock/Getty<br/>
Student Well-Being The U.S. Surgeon General's Warning About Social Media and What It Means for Schools
Schools have been ringing alarm bells over social media and kids' mental health. Now their cause is getting a major boost.
6 min read
Conceptual image of a young person engaged in social media.
YoGinta/iStock/Getty
Student Well-Being Opinion What Teachers Get Wrong About Creativity
Because of the priorities school systems set, teachers often stifle students' creativity without even realizing it.
Teresa Amabile
4 min read
Images shows a stylized artistic landscape with soothing colors.
Getty