| 給大一新鮮人的七條忠告 | 2009-06-08 22:20:38 |  |
去年響應學生處的號召，做了一年的大一新生的“猛托 (mentor)”。這是一個服務項目，不算工作量的。每個“猛托”的任務是指導看顧10名新生，具體來說是在辦公室與他們面對面交談三次 ：開學初期學生剛進校時與他們嘮嘮家常，認清人臉；期中考試之後，參照他們的成績單與他們談談那些地方須努力，那幾門功課考得好，鼓勵他們再接再厲；期末大考之前，再來一番鼓勵鼓勵，並再次告知如果需要的話，哪些資源可以利用。如寫作中心，數學lab，等等。 其他時間通過“臉書/Facebook”或電郵與之保持聯繫，關注他們的情緒和行為，有什麼問題幫其解決。但一般來說我既不是他們的選課顧問，也不一定是他們的授課老師 （不 過，那十個孩子中有一個在第二學期來修了我的課，功課倒不是太好，得了一個丙等成績；也許到底是一年級新生，課嗎，是三字號的課，其實應該稍等一二年再修 才好），“猛托”的角色內涵近似於當他們的“拉拉隊”，是為他們鼓舞士氣的。據這個項目的組織者說，大學一年級是孩子們的適應期，需要有更多更廣的社會支 持系統。實施了“猛托”制度的大學，往往比沒有此類制度的學校的學生流失率（轉學或綴學）要少得多，學生總的來說，會更加快樂一些。學年結束之前，學生處 辦了一個頒獎午餐，給每一個“猛托”一頓“免費午餐”和一張獎狀，感謝和表彰大家的服務。（自然大家都吃的高高興興，誰說天底下沒有免費午餐？）學生處的 麥克來信問，明年再做一次怎樣？我答，好吧。下面把去年與“猛提 (mentee)”談話時給的建議總結一下，以便下次可以參考使用。 1. Read syllabus of each course, know the name of the professor, know the office hours of the professor, and mark all the due dates of your assignments on your planner/calendar; then keep up with the dates, don’t get behind! 2. Use the office hours; visit your professors whenever you have a question; the office hours are meant for students to use, so use them! (oftentimes the one-on-one interaction in your professor’s office during office hour is more efficient and more effective than in the classroom where there are so many people); 3. Make friends of your classmates, form study group; build a “buddy-system” (so whenever you need help with the class, get help from them); 4. Get along with your roommates (they spend time with you day in and day out, a good relationship with them is important, it’s a way to make your day more pleasant and less stressful); 5. Sleep well (7-8 hours per night, at least 6 hours), eat well (must have breakfast), and exercise regularly; 6. Keep contact with family via various means such as email, phone, and text-messaging, or visit
7. Wait till the 2nd semester after adjustment is made to join those Greek clubs if possible. | 
