I'm confused. :/

“I'm a Student, I'm a Tutor, I'm Confused!: Peer Tutor and Classroom Student”

I chose this article because I can relate to it. The author, Jennifer Kimball, of University of Missouri-Columbia interested me with her point that during many sessions, consultants give advice to the writer and while giving that advice, it hits us why our teacher did not like certain things about our paper. Jen then states how consultants have experiences in other classes and they use this experience at the writing center. More importantly, we all have learned many ways in the center and these are helping us in our undergraduate life. Yes, Jen specifically talks about the undergraduate consultants at the Center and she feels that “being an undergraduate adds another layer that influences the way peer tutors wear these other hats.”

Then, she pretty much uses the article how the center helps undergraduate consultants…but more importantly, how we help the center! Overall, “Undergraduate tutors and writing centers have a mutually beneficial relationship: writing centers offer peer tutors a variety of experiences that can aid their development as students, and undergraduate tutors bring a useful dynamic to the writing center from their experiences in the classroom. Consciously reflecting on the connections between tutoring strategies and student strategies has encouraged me to be more active in cross-referencing these two aspects of my life. While peer writing consultants may be in an odd place, we're also in an ideal place to use our experiences to improve our abilities in the writing center and classroom.”