tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post8569577105052622012..comments2024-03-27T08:11:29.257-06:00Comments on PeerCentered: "I want you to write this paper alone."Clint Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07671508034667904543noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-37078425687665092422013-02-01T11:52:21.249-07:002013-02-01T11:52:21.249-07:00We did check to make sure that it wasn't a tak...We did check to make sure that it wasn't a take home test because we also have policies against that and didn't want her to get into trouble. I can see how some students would purposefully leave the take home test part out though. Very sneaky students. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14039498622898414777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-47783004523775082342013-02-01T09:07:56.055-07:002013-02-01T09:07:56.055-07:00I worked with a student a couple of years ago who ...I worked with a student a couple of years ago who actually was later referred by her professor to the campus judiciary board (for cheating) because she sought help from the writing center when she'd been told not to--there was a warning against this on her take-home exam assignment sheet, but she hadn't shown me that page and hadn't even read that part of the instructions. Based on that experience, I'd be VERY hesitant to work with a writer against the professor's instructions because the writer could potentially get into serious trouble. Sometimes, though, when profs tell students they can't get "any" help with their paper, maybe they aren't thinking about help from the writing center, which they might actually allow. Usually when I see a situation like this, I encourage the student to check with the prof first. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-37563690439041308262013-01-29T14:19:49.228-07:002013-01-29T14:19:49.228-07:00I have only ever come across this situation once i...I have only ever come across this situation once in my time at the writing center. At our university we offer a developmental writing class which some students have to take before entering Composition I. For this class alone, the tutors are instructed not to look over the first draft of the paper. In this class, for each paper, students have a one-on-one meeting with the instructor where his/her largest mistakes are addressed. The reasoning behind this is so the instructor can truly see the students' writing abilities.<br /><br />So to answer your question, I would try to find out why the instructor has told that student to write the paper alone. Maybe this student has dependency issues or it is more of an assessment of skill.<br /><br />Hopefully this helps!!<br />Ali Leugoud<br />University of Central MissouriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com