As a student enrolled in Eng 220 Teaching Writing I can
say that my general reflection of this course has enlarged my expectancy as an upcoming
educator. I can confess that at the beginning of the semester I did not believe
that I would get a lot from taking this course. This class was a requirement and
I saw it as just that, but I never anticipated learning so much and for that I am
appreciative. As new students presently
taking this course I should recommend you take this course very serious because
you will learn a lot of new tutoring methods that you can carry over with you
when you have your own classroom with students. In this course it is a
requirement that you complete four observations and those are very important
and will shape how the semester will turn out. Attending all observations gives
you the chance to witness genuine tutors in their everyday life. You will get
to observe how they handle different situations with students that have many different
needs when it comes to assisting their tutees. The course text will also help
you get a sense of understanding of why tutors choose to tutor a certain way. When
reading the course text you will then figure out which tutoring style best fits
you in which you can implement them during your own tutoring session which is
also a requirement after you complete your four observations. When the time
came for me to tutor on my own I was very anxious because I thought I would not
fulfill the needs of my tutee, but to my surprise my tutoring sessions went
very well. I practiced many different tutoring styles for all four of my
sessions so I could get a different viewpoint from all sessions. This is one
advice that I would recommend to all future students enrolled in Teaching
Writing. Professor Cooper was very
helpful along the way, always there to lend a helping hand which I find to be
important. A professor that is always observant is always nice to have because it
shows that he or she cares for their students succeeding and actually learning
something in the class. The papers that were assigned for this course are not
hard to complete as long as you do not PROCASINATE. I say this because I saw
that the assignments that I started early and gave myself enough time to get
proofread always received a good grade opposed to the papers I would try to complete
at the last minute. I believe your grade reflects the amount of time and effort
you put into it. The class quiz are very easy and I find it to be the easiest way to accumulate points in the class as well as having good attendance. Overall, I would like to wish you all the best of luck as you take part
in this journey as tutors and upcoming educators.
