“Subjectivity in the Tutorial Session”
After reading Freed’s article, I felt that I gained a better insight on how to approach situations where I blatantly disagree with the writer’s ideas. My favorite point of this article was that we, as tutors, cannot change a writer’s mind, but we can open it up to new viewpoints.
How do you feel about this approach? Questioning a writer on his/her argument in a nonjudgmental manner to open their mind to other outlooks. This in time provides the foundation for the writer to change their opinion.
Bedford Guide: Chapter 2
This chapter discusses writing as a “discovery,” as a process with numerous steps. At the beginning of this chapter however, examples were given where each writer was at a different stage of the writing process.
At which point in this process do you believe it is most beneficial for the writer to visit the writer center?
Final Shadowing
16 years ago
Subjectivity Response:
ReplyDeleteI think that it is important for a tutor to be as objective as possible when working with a student. If a tutor engages themselves in the content of the writing too much, they will take the focus of the session away from what is most important, which is to help the student structure their paper so that their ideas can be presented clearly. Unless asked to do so, I don't think that the tutor should voice their opinion about the student's personal views in their paper. However, in creating this necessary distance from the writer, we must also be careful that the writer doesn't misinterpret this distance as the tutor not caring about the piece or even thinking themselves better than the student.