Another teacher has retired. A retirement community is filling up with very talented people.
Businesses encourage their workers to volunteer their time to the community in some capacity.
Mentors are adults who have something to offer the students in our schools and are willing to do this work as volunteers. Many mentors cannot get to a classroom, for logistical reasons, but they can use the Internet to visit a classroom, becoming a valuable resource. I have involved the people resources from our Virtual Community as mentors to all of my students in all of my classes. I have utilized mentoring resources to augment the work in my New York City public high school with fantastic results. Our mentors include both retired professionals and employees of businesses that support the mentoring program.