tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post8704700140343489103..comments2024-03-27T08:11:29.257-06:00Comments on PeerCentered: Considering the role of a tutor ( Or the many)?Clint Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07671508034667904543noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-340119371220573422014-07-10T12:36:11.771-06:002014-07-10T12:36:11.771-06:00More so than for other subjects, it is vital that ...More so than for other subjects, it is vital that writing tutors maintain a professionalism that prevents them from doing the student's work for them. Columbus Writing Tutorhttp://bwseducationconsulting.com/writing_tutoring.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-33460786934003118632014-01-20T23:33:43.407-07:002014-01-20T23:33:43.407-07:00Sometimes, as a writing tutor, it's hard to se...Sometimes, as a writing tutor, it's hard to set a boundary between changing a sentence to how I would write it vs. to fixing it so that it's simply grammatical. <br /><br />Sometimes, the line between encouraging and guiding the students and his/her ideas and outright adding in your own ideas can be blurred, particularly when the student is making use of your services specifically in order to improve his or her grades. The tutor definitely is somewhere between the authority figure and a guide or mentor. MagdaTutorhttp://straightatutoring.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-21215001779920529912013-12-15T22:10:12.306-07:002013-12-15T22:10:12.306-07:00I think the boundary between tutor and student can...I think the boundary between tutor and student can be a difficult one. I agree that "struggling for authority" can be an issue during a session. I am a writing fellow at Nova Southeastern University and we are embedded fellows. We sit in on classes with the same student for 14 weeks. It is hard to say that we do not build some sort of rapport with our students. This also makes our jobs difficult because we do have to be the authority figure at times and not just the peer. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10071639361472716383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-84785155032092474022013-09-04T10:21:15.489-06:002013-09-04T10:21:15.489-06:00"A friend in need is a friend indeed," e..."A friend in need is a friend indeed," eh? Anyway, I like where you are going with the idea, but it also makes me think of boundaries. Just as we have boundaries with what we will do while being a "guide" or a "coach," we will have boundaries on being a "friend." In any case, I think a benevolent attitude is probably the most conducive to learning and giving writers unconditional positive regard is essential. (We'll talk about unconditional positive regard in class, but here is a Wikipedia link on the subject: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconditional_positive_regard).Clint Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534333959460032669noreply@blogger.com