A student recognizes a mentor, seeks out that mentor, and in doing so, is more intent to listen, observe and learn. When this happens, the mentor passes on the process of mentoring to the student that recognizes it. For most teachers and students this never happens. They are oblivious, even to the existence of mentoring. This probably accounts of the number of psychologists, deployed in battalion strength, throughout all levels of our educational systems.
Teachers try to save the world of all possible students from all probable failure.
They fully believe that this can be done and it s their moral responsibility to try. Teaching is about disciplining others in learning, whereas mentoring is disciplining self in order that others might understand what learning entails. And this is precisely what students look for when they seek out a mentor. Inside each teacher is a mentor waiting to be called out. Many are called, yet few choose to answer.