Response to Dan's article analysis
Response to Dan's Articles
I like the conclusion that you came to at the end of your comments on Murphy's article: "I guess my work here is more psychological than technical." I agree with you; part of being a good tutor as well as a good teacher is convincing your students that they are capable of writing. The way that we get this idea across is much like the way therapist help their patients reach a point of self discovery.
Woolbright's article hit home for all of us. As tutors we have to contend with what we know should be the ultimate goal of a tutorial, to create a better writer, and what students are concerned about, the test at hand. In the back of every tutors mind is whether or not the student will perceive the tutorial as helpful if the concern of the student was primarily related to the text, so there is also a level of gratification through praise of the tutor at work here. I hope that makes sense. The final essay you discussed also deals with these issues.
I like the conclusion that you came to at the end of your comments on Murphy's article: "I guess my work here is more psychological than technical." I agree with you; part of being a good tutor as well as a good teacher is convincing your students that they are capable of writing. The way that we get this idea across is much like the way therapist help their patients reach a point of self discovery.
Woolbright's article hit home for all of us. As tutors we have to contend with what we know should be the ultimate goal of a tutorial, to create a better writer, and what students are concerned about, the test at hand. In the back of every tutors mind is whether or not the student will perceive the tutorial as helpful if the concern of the student was primarily related to the text, so there is also a level of gratification through praise of the tutor at work here. I hope that makes sense. The final essay you discussed also deals with these issues.
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