Monday, December 3, 2012

Plans After Tutoring?

     I can't believe this semester is almost over - I feel like I just got the hang of peer tutoring and now I'm graduating in two weeks and seeing my last students this Thursday!   
     Originally, I took this course so I could peer tutor in a graduate school writing center, but now that I've pushed graduate school aside for a year or two, I'll be using my skills to critique my own stories before I send them out for publications, and hopefully I can use my experience to land a job in meantime.  Maybe I can even write a story about my peer tutoring experiences and get it published (with names changed, of course).
     I also read in Tashawn's post that she plans to be a teacher, and I'm glad she's able to get some experience peer tutoring before teaching in the classroom.  I know some of us are going on to ENG 4905, but I was curious to see what everyone's goals are for tutoring.  So now I'm curious to see what everyone's goals are for the end of the semester and beyond.  I know some of us are going on to ENG 4905, but I was curious to see what everyone's goals are for tutoring - what drove you to peer tutoring and what will peer tutoring help you accomplish in future?

2 comments:

  1. I can't believe the semester is basically over either! Feels like it has just flown by. It's interesting to hear your plans for after class, I think it would be awesome to further the research, studying, and experiences we have begun in this class and do something further with it. I graduate in the spring, so during the spring semester I will be taking ENG4905 and have discussed planning a proposal for a writing center in an impoverished school district that I plan to teach in with Dr. Wells. I am really excited about continuing my research in writing centers and being able to extend that research into real world possibilities and adventures!

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  2. I would really like to work in the RWC for my last semester of undergrad. My next plans are to work with Teach for America for a little bit, get my masters in Education, and start from there. I also have my TEFL certificate to teach English overseas. Regadless of what happens, I know I'll be teaching.

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