Th is book has grown out of our own mentoring experiences and studies and from a philosophy that advocates listening, questioning, and collaborating. Using these strategies, mentors help beginning teachers to recognize problems and then to fi nd ways of refl ecting, talking, and responding. As Maya Angelou states, we may infl uence many people we never see; mentors infl uence beginning teachers’ current and future students, making the role of mentoring a vital one for the education profession. We appreciated the warm responses we received to our fi rst book, as well as the questions and suggestions from mentors at workshops and conferences in the United.
