Example Reflection – Storytelling     Challenge & Selection      I have been working as mentor - coordinator in a social program which aimed to help a group   of young gipsy people ( ages 12 - 16 ) to finish school and continue studying in secondary   education . ( In our country , schooling is mandatory until the age of 16 and gipsy people living   in extreme poverty are especially at risk not being able to finish primary school , repeating   classes quite often , falling out of education , and thus not able to easily find a job and to   integrate into the society … ) .   Many of the adults in such poor villages had left school early   ( e.g. to help their parents raise their siblings or work on the fields ) and their children can see   such examples mostly . ( Those who could achieve more in life , moved out of the village   already . )     The program works with volunteers of young people ( 25 + of ages ) who are carefully selected   ( some are from the same minority group but living in the capital ) , and they all feel motivated   to help these teenagers with various social inclusive programs . The challenge of the program   is to make these kids understand why education is important and how our mentors could   support them on a daily basis .       As many of the volunteers just recently joined the program , first they needed to get more   information on their mentees and build trust . I decided to use Storytelling to facilitate this get- to - know process , to help open up our mentees , who often deal with prejudice and   preconceptions ; who need empathy , inspiration and empowerment to strengthen their self   confidence and self esteem . I hoped that Storytelling would also help our mentors get closer   to their mentees and build trust .     Application     Before talking to the mentees , we had several group sessions with the mentors to get   prepared . We shared stories from our own teenager lives , we talked about our past   experiences with people of similar circumstances etc . We shared stories of previous mentees ,   ( in other social support programs ) and we collected some of the topics we think these   teenagers may face . We were learning about Storytelling as a tool and how to use it with the   help of a trainer .      We decided to pick a few of our own stories that we could share with the mentees . We   focused on stories that include young people with difficulties at school or those with personal   challenges in their families ( e.g. abusive parents , parents or siblings using drugs , early   pregnancy etc ) . We were also seeking stories that have positive outcome and identified some   key learning points that could help our mentees understand more of the situations shared and   the impact on someone ’s life .    Mentors shared these stories within the group and we also collected a few reflective questions   that could add to the story and raise more interest and empathy . We made sure each mentor   had a few stories like these , either from his / her own life or something he / she could share with   lots of empathy . We wanted to share some of these stories to connect , to find out more about   the mentees ’ personal stories and to understand their own fears , motivations and needs .     Insight & Approach      Two weeks later our mentor group met again . All mentees , with full of emotions , spoke about   their fantastic experiences with the mentees . Despite of initial fears on both sides , mentees   were all very enthusiastic that they had someone to talk to . To have his or her “ own mentor ”   as something like a treasure , not everyone could have had in the community ... As the mentors   shared stories and experiences of their first few meetings it became quite clear how the 

 Storytelling toolkit actually helped building trust between mentor and mentee .      One of the mentors told us the story how the attitude of her mentee gradually changed . At the   beginning she was seemingly quite reserved and bored . She was not too open about her   school experiences or about her own family situation either . She told the mentor that she   would like to quit school because she is bored . No other reason .    The mentor was then sharing a story of her own life , how she had left school and moved out   of her parents ’ house at the age of 16 to “ punish ” her parents . She worked as waiter and   cleaner and had to do a lot of low skilled work , often late night , so she could pay her bills .   Through a series of eye - opening experiences she decided to take ownership of her own life ,   and ten years later she finished secondary school , graduated and started working on her own   film making project . The story focused on our decisions and life challenges .      Our mentor was really proud that as she had shared her own story the mentee was opening up   and started asking a lot of questions . She was also telling about her own goal to become a   cook and then they could talk about what she would need to learn to become a cook . The   mentor even offered to take her to a restaurant to talk to a “ real ” cook …     We all agreed that this is a great story , especially because the mentee ’s comment was : she   would have never thought others ( “ in the capital ” ) would also have similar fights with their   parents … Naturally , we all think about our own bad experiences in life as unique that happen   to us only , until someone shares a story and we realize we are not alone …      What I have learnt during these meetings is that sharing our experiences and sharing life   stories is a very powerful tool in the mentoring program . This was the first time that the   mentor program was built on it , mainly with the teenage group of mentees . Other people ’s   stories brought to surface our own stories and mentors felt even more motivated and prepared   to do field work . Storytelling is especially good tool while working with a minority group , as   they can connect more easily , feel empathy and understand that “ they are not alone ” . Such   stories can help mentees create their own stories which show new directions in their lives .    All the stories we collected in our workshops will be written and shared with other members   of the organization for future use . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Example Reflection – Storytelling     Challenge & Selection      I have been working as mentor - coordinator in a social program which aimed to help a group   of young gipsy people ( ages 12 - 16 ) to finish school and continue studying in secondary   education . ( In our country , schooling is mandatory until the age of 16 and gipsy people living   in extreme poverty are especially at risk not being able to finish primary school , repeating   classes quite often , falling out of education , and thus not able to easily find a job and to   integrate into the society … ) .   Many of the adults in such poor villages had left school early   ( e.g. to help their parents raise their siblings or work on the fields ) and their children can see   such examples mostly . ( Those who could achieve more in life , moved out of the village   already . )     The program works with volunteers of young people ( 25 + of ages ) who are carefully selected   ( some are from the same minority group but living in the capital ) , and they all feel motivated   to help these teenagers with various social inclusive programs . The challenge of the program   is to make these kids understand why education is important and how our mentors could   support them on a daily basis .       As many of the volunteers just recently joined the program , first they needed to get more   information on their mentees and build trust . I decided to use Storytelling to facilitate this get- to - know process , to help open up our mentees , who often deal with prejudice and   preconceptions ; who need empathy , inspiration and empowerment to strengthen their self   confidence and self esteem . I hoped that Storytelling would also help our mentors get closer   to their mentees and build trust .     Application     Before talking to the mentees , we had several group sessions with the mentors to get   prepared . We shared stories from our own teenager lives , we talked about our past   experiences with people of similar circumstances etc . We shared stories of previous mentees ,   ( in other social support programs ) and we collected some of the topics we think these   teenagers may face . We were learning about Storytelling as a tool and how to use it with the   help of a trainer .      We decided to pick a few of our own stories that we could share with the mentees . We   focused on stories that include young people with difficulties at school or those with personal   challenges in their families ( e.g. abusive parents , parents or siblings using drugs , early   pregnancy etc ) . We were also seeking stories that have positive outcome and identified some   key learning points that could help our mentees understand more of the situations shared and   the impact on someone ’s life .    Mentors shared these stories within the group and we also collected a few reflective questions   that could add to the story and raise more interest and empathy . We made sure each mentor   had a few stories like these , either from his / her own life or something he / she could share with   lots of empathy . We wanted to share some of these stories to connect , to find out more about   the mentees ’ personal stories and to understand their own fears , motivations and needs .     Insight & Approach      Two weeks later our mentor group met again . All mentees , with full of emotions , spoke about   their fantastic experiences with the mentees . Despite of initial fears on both sides , mentees   were all very enthusiastic that they had someone to talk to . To have his or her “ own mentor ”   as something like a treasure , not everyone could have had in the community ... As the mentors   shared stories and experiences of their first few meetings it became quite clear how the 

 Storytelling toolkit actually helped building trust between mentor and mentee .      One of the mentors told us the story how the attitude of her mentee gradually changed . At the   beginning she was seemingly quite reserved and bored . She was not too open about her   school experiences or about her own family situation either . She told the mentor that she   would like to quit school because she is bored . No other reason .    The mentor was then sharing a story of her own life , how she had left school and moved out   of her parents ’ house at the age of 16 to “ punish ” her parents . She worked as waiter and   cleaner and had to do a lot of low skilled work , often late night , so she could pay her bills .   Through a series of eye - opening experiences she decided to take ownership of her own life ,   and ten years later she finished secondary school , graduated and started working on her own   film making project . The story focused on our decisions and life challenges .      Our mentor was really proud that as she had shared her own story the mentee was opening up   and started asking a lot of questions . She was also telling about her own goal to become a   cook and then they could talk about what she would need to learn to become a cook . The   mentor even offered to take her to a restaurant to talk to a “ real ” cook …     We all agreed that this is a great story , especially because the mentee ’s comment was : she   would have never thought others ( “ in the capital ” ) would also have similar fights with their   parents … Naturally , we all think about our own bad experiences in life as unique that happen   to us only , until someone shares a story and we realize we are not alone …      What I have learnt during these meetings is that sharing our experiences and sharing life   stories is a very powerful tool in the mentoring program . This was the first time that the   mentor program was built on it , mainly with the teenage group of mentees . Other people ’s   stories brought to surface our own stories and mentors felt even more motivated and prepared   to do field work . Storytelling is especially good tool while working with a minority group , as   they can connect more easily , feel empathy and understand that “ they are not alone ” . Such   stories can help mentees create their own stories which show new directions in their lives .    All the stories we collected in our workshops will be written and shared with other members   of the organization for future use .
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