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?