As i went into the tutoring session i was very nervous, but the girl i worked was very easy going and very friendly, so i adjusted well. As i began introducing myself i asked her the assignment and she brought out the topic paper, which made things a bit easier. We started going into blog 7, and i began skimming through the paper to see what needed to be revised. After i finished the paper i noticed some issues in the paper such as the sequence of introducing certain aspects of reality television, which needed to be supported by her ideas. I began reading the thesis as she claimed it was her biggest problem, but often at times i felt like i was giving her the answer. I eventually stopped because i realized it would not help the student if i was doing all the work, so i began to ask her questions and allowing her to make a diagram. This diagram was very helpful in the fact that it spawned a bunch of ideas in such a short amount of time. I knew it was successful because her essay was coming along smoothly as time went along it became more clear and supported a specific claim. This made me feel really good that i was actually preparing her for the Cat W. I felt relief in the fact that i was not nervous and i came out of my shell to help her with the assignment. I learned never to underestimate those tutors in the writing center because they do one hell of a job. It looks so easy when you watch them in the writing center, but doing it yourself is completely different. I seemed to be all over the place at times, and even re-corrected myself a couple times which felt very unprofessional. Next time i tutor i will approach the situation differently and be more professional with my work.
What happened?
2. What did you do?
3. What problems did you encounter?
4. What strategies did you use?
5. How did you know a success?
6. Did you ever feel overwhelmed?
7. What was the most positive part of the experience?
8. What did you learn?
9. What will you do next time?
10. Is there anything you won't do next time?
11. How did you navigate between students?
12. Did you find yourself focusing on one student, even when you had two?
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Observation Assignment 4
As i walked into the tutoring session i was paired with the routine tutor and two other students. The tutor seemed very nice greeting her to self to me and letting it be known that i was observing the other students. The tutor begins by asking the student for the assignment and then begins skimming it quietly. After the tutor is finished reading the paper she begins to ask the student some open ended questions and the student begins responding based his own knowledge. The tutor uses collaborative learning and then asks the student what the subject or topic is, but the student is having some difficulties. What actually surprised me is then the teacher began using the three by five index card strategy and eventually helped the student find his subject. The student is curious to work on LOC's, but the tutor insists that the student fix his Higher Order Concerns before even touching on grammatical errors.
Some Flaws.
- The Tutor Often starts doing therapy, and talking about her life.
-Compliments the student too much and there by avoids the real problems.
Benefits
- The Tutor is very good at time management and takes both students into consideration.
-While one is being taken care of she makes sure the other student is improving on structure and the thesis.
- Very knowledgeable and has good communication with the students.
- Implements such strategies such as Index Cards and Speaking Out Loud.
- Shows concern for time, but wants to take her time going over everything even if it passes the time.
As i walked into the tutoring session i was paired with the routine tutor and two other students. The tutor seemed very nice greeting her to self to me and letting it be known that i was observing the other students. The tutor begins by asking the student for the assignment and then begins skimming it quietly. After the tutor is finished reading the paper she begins to ask the student some open ended questions and the student begins responding based his own knowledge. The tutor uses collaborative learning and then asks the student what the subject or topic is, but the student is having some difficulties. What actually surprised me is then the teacher began using the three by five index card strategy and eventually helped the student find his subject. The student is curious to work on LOC's, but the tutor insists that the student fix his Higher Order Concerns before even touching on grammatical errors.
Some Flaws.
- The Tutor Often starts doing therapy, and talking about her life.
-Compliments the student too much and there by avoids the real problems.
Benefits
- The Tutor is very good at time management and takes both students into consideration.
-While one is being taken care of she makes sure the other student is improving on structure and the thesis.
- Very knowledgeable and has good communication with the students.
- Implements such strategies such as Index Cards and Speaking Out Loud.
- Shows concern for time, but wants to take her time going over everything even if it passes the time.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
A.Stefany the fourth: Blog 7
A.Stefany the fourth: Blog 7: This article states the dangers of reality TV. Reality television reinforces several unsound messages which are molding the minds of young f...
Hello my name is Aaron and today i will be commenting on your blog assignment. First i would like to say that your paper moved me on reality television and you had very strong arguments on why reality TV is so bad to society such as diminishing the educational system and future drop out rates increasing. When i started reading your paper the introduction was very scattered. When you do an introduction you want provide a general argument and capture the readers attention, but here you just seem to state facts. You need to make the intro more clear such as first defining why reality television is harmful and then following a system of steps addressing your points. When you start talking about competition you need to relate it to how its dangerous because competition can also be good for economic stability so tie it to the thesis. Your opinion comes into play when you start using quotations which need to be addressed in your paper. I would keep the second idea on image on society because you show clearly how it corrupts our minds and souls. Finally leading onto your third idea about education and the American directly ties to your thesis, but you want to condense it and make your point clear and as i said quotations would be helpful. The conclusion is very well written and you make a direct connection to the thesis statement. You have many grammatical errors, but you still make your point clear you just need to work on formulating it more correctly and adding quotations.
Hello my name is Aaron and today i will be commenting on your blog assignment. First i would like to say that your paper moved me on reality television and you had very strong arguments on why reality TV is so bad to society such as diminishing the educational system and future drop out rates increasing. When i started reading your paper the introduction was very scattered. When you do an introduction you want provide a general argument and capture the readers attention, but here you just seem to state facts. You need to make the intro more clear such as first defining why reality television is harmful and then following a system of steps addressing your points. When you start talking about competition you need to relate it to how its dangerous because competition can also be good for economic stability so tie it to the thesis. Your opinion comes into play when you start using quotations which need to be addressed in your paper. I would keep the second idea on image on society because you show clearly how it corrupts our minds and souls. Finally leading onto your third idea about education and the American directly ties to your thesis, but you want to condense it and make your point clear and as i said quotations would be helpful. The conclusion is very well written and you make a direct connection to the thesis statement. You have many grammatical errors, but you still make your point clear you just need to work on formulating it more correctly and adding quotations.
Aaron Chetram April 18th 2012
Tutoring Writing Blog spot Assignment
1.
The best tutoring experience that I had
in the writing center was with a woman named Louis. This woman was so polite in
inviting me into the tutoring session by introducing me to the other students
and making sure they were comfortable with my observation. As I studied her methods of teaching she also
brought many thoughts into my head because this was my first tutoring session I
was very curious. She taught the students about structure and even opened my
eyes to how important the structure needed to be. By watching and taking notes I
enjoyed the tutoring session and it was very pleasant.
2.
The strategy that was most used in the
tutoring session was known as Collaborative learning. According to the book
collaborative learning was used in an essence to promote the well connection
between the teacher and the student.
Tutoring Writing states “The tutor encourages the writer, often with
open-ended and probe-and-prompt questions, to engage in off the-paper,
exploratory talk and to expand upon undeveloped themes in the paper” (McAndrew
26). By working together and finding the
problem they were able to formulate a guideline that the student would remember
and expand upon.
3.
What makes it evident that this strategy
worked was based upon a student listen and then respond. I could tell the clear
distinction in her voice by just noticing how nervous she was when she entered
the session. Eventually she began speaking more and she had a pleasant taste on
her face of satisfaction knowing that it wasn’t so difficult if you take it
step by step.
Part
B
4.
The biggest problem that I witnessed
during the tutoring session was the amount of pressure put on the tutor to make
the students paper better. The student would come into the tutoring session
expecting the tutor to give him or her all the answers which obviously is not
the case. The student keeps pushing the tutor to help with specific things like
grammar and constantly asks what do I write until the tutor decides to give in.
By giving in the tutor is not doing his or her job and at the end of the day
does not play a role in helping the student.
5.
The biggest tutoring don’t would have to
be the lower order concerns. As I mentioned would have to be the Lower Order
Concerns. The student would come in with questions about his or her paper and
end up falling into something completely different. The tutor would point out
things that are important, but aren’t the main point of the essay such as
Commas, Spelling and Fragments when the time was split between two students.
This had such a negative impact on the students because the connection between
both tutor and student subsided. The teacher was doing most of the talking and
just marking the paper while the student looked very scared and confused. According
to tutoring writing “ Thus, if a tutor zeroes in only on surface errors- what
we refer to as Lower Order Concerns (LOCs)- the effect on the writer may be
harmful and adverse to the goals of tutoring” (McAndrew 17).
6.
What I observed when this correction was
going on was a very boring tutoring session mainly the tutor in control. The
student had barely any time to ask questions or talk about the structure of his
essay, but watch as his paper was marked with a red pen. The tutor seemed only
focused about killing time as she avoided the major issues and cut the students
opinion off multiple times. Considering this was my second session I was not
very concerned because I still had a positive attitude about the first session,
but still it showed me what not to do.
7.
To remedy this problem the tutor would
probably have to surrender his or her control about the paper. Tutoring is not
about the power or about exerting it its surrender his or her control about the
paper. Tutoring is not about the power or about exerting it it’s about working
together in a synergistic bond to figure out the problem and approach it in a
variety of ways. I also think the student should have spoken up because it’s
not all the tutor fault they just want to help the best way they think
possible. Collaborative learning would be a wonderful aspect to their tutoring
session and it helps the assignment in so many ways.
Monday, April 9, 2012
LaGuardia Tutoring Writing 2012: Spring Break Blog: Observation Three
LaGuardia Tutoring Writing 2012: Spring Break Blog: Observation Three: Over the spring, write about your third observation.
As i entered the tutoring session i was paired with two other students. We walked into the room and i was seated near the computer. The tutor was very polite and introduced himself and made it clear that i was observing the other students.The tutor used a structural format asking both students for their general topics then splitting them up into distinct times. The tutor began reading silently through the paper then they began collaboratively discussing the topic. This actually had me interested rather than the other two tutors because it brought something completely new to the table.The student looked very clueless to why the tutor was making him do this activity, but then the purpose became very clear to him. He just needed to write it out and start an outline which he never really did before. After this he began working with sequence and although the students essay was particularly good he still needed some organization. It showed me that even if you have a good essay if your ideas are jumbled it ruins everything. The next student needed to compare two photos about his brother he had trouble making a connection. The tutor gave the student a compliment on his writing, but then began discussing the HOC's. The students thesis was too basic and it did not address the issue that needed to be fulfilled. The student was asked to read his essay out loud and the tutor took some notes. After this activity was done the tutor gave some simple suggestions and it really cleared up some of the problems. I actually learned alot in this session.
As i entered the tutoring session i was paired with two other students. We walked into the room and i was seated near the computer. The tutor was very polite and introduced himself and made it clear that i was observing the other students.The tutor used a structural format asking both students for their general topics then splitting them up into distinct times. The tutor began reading silently through the paper then they began collaboratively discussing the topic. This actually had me interested rather than the other two tutors because it brought something completely new to the table.The student looked very clueless to why the tutor was making him do this activity, but then the purpose became very clear to him. He just needed to write it out and start an outline which he never really did before. After this he began working with sequence and although the students essay was particularly good he still needed some organization. It showed me that even if you have a good essay if your ideas are jumbled it ruins everything. The next student needed to compare two photos about his brother he had trouble making a connection. The tutor gave the student a compliment on his writing, but then began discussing the HOC's. The students thesis was too basic and it did not address the issue that needed to be fulfilled. The student was asked to read his essay out loud and the tutor took some notes. After this activity was done the tutor gave some simple suggestions and it really cleared up some of the problems. I actually learned alot in this session.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Factory Food: From Farm to Fridge
Factory Food: From Farm to Fridge: What really goes on behind the closed doors of modern farms? In my blog, with the help of a short video, I will delve into the path of how t...
Hi my name is Aaron, after reading your paper not to mention watching the video myself you provide a clear understanding of what you want to address in your blog concerning animal abuse. I would in fact change the order of your essay because your ideas seem to be all over the place. You could use the introduction as the way food was produced in modern times, and then transition into how it has become an evil corporation based on the almighty dollar. You had the right idea about the how you stated the order of animals based on the video so i would suggest keeping that. So while you provide the ideals of animals, you should expand more on your quotations such as the electric vats and give an analysis on how you feel. If you believe this action is wrong express it by demonstrating your feelings toward the subject matter. On another note i learned alot about CAFO just by reading your paper.
Hi my name is Aaron, after reading your paper not to mention watching the video myself you provide a clear understanding of what you want to address in your blog concerning animal abuse. I would in fact change the order of your essay because your ideas seem to be all over the place. You could use the introduction as the way food was produced in modern times, and then transition into how it has become an evil corporation based on the almighty dollar. You had the right idea about the how you stated the order of animals based on the video so i would suggest keeping that. So while you provide the ideals of animals, you should expand more on your quotations such as the electric vats and give an analysis on how you feel. If you believe this action is wrong express it by demonstrating your feelings toward the subject matter. On another note i learned alot about CAFO just by reading your paper.
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