Many of the participants also indicated that mentoring was a learning journey that they shared with the preservice teacher. They articulated the need for adjustment throughout a placement, both in the relationship and the mentoring that occurred. It was intimated by the participants that a relationship built on trust and openness ensured that the pre-service teacher’s developmental needs would be met:
I am sharing the journey and making sure that the journey changes as we meet the personal needs of the pre-service teacher, I encourage, laugh, listen and question. I am pushing the envelope, but making sure they are comfortable with that. (Participant A)