Natural Mentoring

These articles pertain to relationships that are forged with caring nonparent adults (e.g., extended families, teachers, coaches, clergy, etc.) as opposed to those that are matched through programs.

Mark Freedman: Need STEM Teachers? Look to Older Adults

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 WSJ Retirement Expert Marc Freedoms discusses how the U.S.…

Why coaches matter: Implications for mentoring

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  Editor's Note: Ronald E. Smith and Frank L. Smoll are…

It takes two: New research investigates reciprocity in the teacher-student mentoring relationship

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Ferguson, S. (2017). Ask not what your mentor can do for you…:…

Engaged natural mentors can help offset impact of school discrimination

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Wittrup, A., Hussain, S., Albright, J., Hurd, N., Varner, F.…

Empathic teacher-student connections lead to better student behavior

By Emily Underwood, ScienceMag School suspension rates have…

The critical ingredient of youth programs –natural mentors

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Schwartz, S. E. O., Chan, C. S., Rhodes, J. E. & Scales,…

The Coach’s influence off the field

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By ELIZABETH BERNSTEIN Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2016 1:52…

Ossie Davis looks back on the highschool teacher and acting mentor who helped shape his life

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Chapter 57 of Matilda Raffa Cuomo's book: The Person Who Changed…

James Earl Jones speaks about the teacher that helped him find his voice and lose his stutter

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In chapter 103 of Matilda Raffa Cuomo's book: The Person…

John McCain remembers the teacher who provided him with the idealism he admired and emulated.

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In chapter 126 of Matilda Raffa Cuomo's book: The Person…