My 3rd and 4th Observations

During my 3rd observation I experienced a very brief session between a tutor and tutee that already have an established relationship together. The tutee needed help with MLA citations for a paper he was writing about the interview he had done with an owner of a local hotel. They went over the paper together and discussed some of the main points that were to be conveyed through this paper. The tutor spotted a few questionable citations and then proceeded to take out the citations rule handbook and flip through it in order to find an example of proper citation needed. The guidelines in the book conflicted from those the tutee had found online and so they both were stumped. Ultimately the tutor decided to go with the guidelines listed in the colleges handbook. Though the session was short I liked that I was able to see a great usage of time and that the tutor didn't neglect reviewing the paper to make sure that it had no other issues. After the session the tutor was kind enough to explain the relationship between the two and also allow me to ask any questions I had about tutoring as a whole. I opted about asking about two tutees with one tutor, he explained that each tutor had their own styles but he preferred a sort of back and forth with his tutees.

During my 4th observation I experienced a first hand account of what it was like to be tutored in the writing center. I took my own research paper to have some pointers and any corrections made. I explained to the tutor what the assignment had asked, what my grade was, and what I hoped to ultimately convey through this paper. He read through the paper on his own and after told me what I felt like I already knew "its dry". He told me the paper was well written but was lacking substance and ways of showing how Moffett was such a contributor to education. I did like that we were able to go through the paper together and break down each area where there could be certain details added. It was a good session, with some positive reinforcement and I think over all was pretty helpful. I only hope that I have the chance to put all these thoughts into writing and improve my work.