While I admit I was once intrigued by the prostitute-consultant analogy, not by what Scott Russell had to say about it but by some of the ideas we threw around in class the other day, I can honestly say, now, that I am beginning to move away from the metaphor. While I once connected prostitution and the writing center through their brief meetings and levels of intimacy, I now question the nature of those meetings and the levels of intimacy available, and like David said in class, I agree that the comparison is a stretch. Here’s where I struggle with a connection between meeting a stranger, a prostitute, for sex, and meeting a consultant at the writing center. Although the ‘client,’ ‘student,’ or whatever, meets with a stranger for a limited period time to meet a specific desire, the level of intimacy between sex with a prostitute and a writing consultation differs. It is my experience that consultations between peers can be genuinely intimate as one discusses personal thoughts—there i…
Fantastic! I'd love to see how these elementary school kids develop as writers. They'll be skilled peer reviewers for sure.
ReplyDeleteAfter watching a couple of these videos made by elementary school children, I'm convinced they have a lot to teach writers in general. This simple illustration is full of wisdom and it's presented in a way that anyone can see the value of its message. Anyone who comes into the Writing Center asking for help with editing or grammar should watch this video!
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