*First of all, this article is by Thomas J. Grau from Metropolitan State College of Denver! Cool!
Grau compares the idea that students might come into the writing center expecting to be able to express an area of trouble and then sit back and watch the tutor take control to the way that a son might take advantage of his dad fixing the car. It's a clever analogy and works well. He began his tutoring career by attempting to teach by way of example, but without detailed explanations as to why things were done the way they were. By the end of his experience, he realized that he was being more helpful to students by asking probing questions, referring to books and other sources, giving personal examples, etc. He said that "For me, the struggle lies in knowing the corrective solution, watching the students squirm for options to the mistakes, and, if all fails, allowing the students to make the wrong decisions for their papers. Somehow though, I wish my dad had done this with me." (In which he's referring back to the car analogy).
This article is informative and relatable. It's especially cool that the author is from Metro!
https://writinglabnewsletter.org/archives/v22/22-10.pdf (page 14)
Grau compares the idea that students might come into the writing center expecting to be able to express an area of trouble and then sit back and watch the tutor take control to the way that a son might take advantage of his dad fixing the car. It's a clever analogy and works well. He began his tutoring career by attempting to teach by way of example, but without detailed explanations as to why things were done the way they were. By the end of his experience, he realized that he was being more helpful to students by asking probing questions, referring to books and other sources, giving personal examples, etc. He said that "For me, the struggle lies in knowing the corrective solution, watching the students squirm for options to the mistakes, and, if all fails, allowing the students to make the wrong decisions for their papers. Somehow though, I wish my dad had done this with me." (In which he's referring back to the car analogy).
This article is informative and relatable. It's especially cool that the author is from Metro!
https://writinglabnewsletter.org/archives/v22/22-10.pdf (page 14)
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