
“It was kind of like me sitting on a rainbow”: Reaching out to youth on the autism spectrum
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By Jean Rhodes
It was a simple act of kindness, caught in a…

Other people’s children: The new reality show
by Jean E. Rhodes
Imagine a reality television show in which…

Older and (hopefully) wiser: A forthcoming book about youth mentoring
by Jean Rhodes
I wrote Stand by Me: The risks and rewards…

Slow ideas and the power of mentoring
by Jean Rhodes
In a recent New Yorker article, "Slow Ideas,"…

A case for the embracing the science of mentoring
by Jean Rhodes
Despite significant strides in establishing…

“Grit” is not a panacea for the problems facing disadvantaged youth
By Jean Rhodes
Grit is in the limelight. Schools are teaching…

There’s no substitute for someone who gets you
by Laura Yoviene and Jean Rhodes
We like people who "get"…

In praise of mentors: Miss Blanchard, Mr. P, and the many caring adults who change our lives
I bid farewell to my dad on a brisk November morning in 1979.…

Big Mentoring News from Europe
By Jean Rhodes
Last Thursday 3/17, the first European Mentoring…

The power of stories in youth mentoring
By Jean Rhodes
There’s a familiar pattern to the many mentoring…


