My Experience At the Writing Center

Like some of the other posts that I read, I had no idea what to expect on my first shadowing session. And I will admit that I was nervous. I was nervous that I wouldn't know how to answer a question, that I wouldn't be able spot a problem area in paper, or that I just wouldn't be cut out for consulting. 

I now have shadowed two sessions and the truth is I still have some of those nerves in me, but I have a much better idea of how to tackle questions that a client might have,  how to give advice about a paper, or just how to talk to a client. I think getting a grip in the Writing Center will be a two pronged approach. One is getting a basis on the core ideas of a writing center by completing the reading and talking in class. The second, and what I think the more important of the two, taking those ideas and putting them into practice by shadowing and later conducting our own sessions.

My advice, ( after two whole sessions) would be to get the first session out of the way as quickly as possible. Once the jitters are gone it is a lot easier to focus at the task at hand and learn what it is to work at a writing center. The people that I worked with were super helpful and made the experience both a valuable one and a lot of fun.

I am curious to hear everyone else's first experiences at the Writing Center.

All the Best,

John Lauckner