Mentors

A mentor should increase your ability to solve problems independently.

Fuchsius mentors should guide learning through context, questions, review and feedback instead of becoming the person who completes the work.

Students learning together
Mentors

Mentor Responsibilities

Clarify learning goals and expectations.

Review technical or design work.

Ask questions that reveal gaps in reasoning.

Explain important engineering principles.

Give actionable feedback.

Help participants prioritize learning.

Model professional communication and responsible technology practices.

Escalate conduct, security or safeguarding concerns appropriately.

Participant Responsibilities

Attempt the work before asking for the complete answer.

Explain reasoning and assumptions.

Bring specific questions.

Act on agreed feedback.

Prepare for review sessions.

Respect mentor time and communication boundaries.

Publish only real current mentors who have approved their role, photo and biography.