Scenarios with a Lesson:
Student: Hey guys! What's going on? I was wondering if you could help me with my spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Tutor: Sure!
Student: Hey guys! What's going on? I was wondering if I could pay you 50 dollars so you would right my paper for me?
Tutor: Sure!
Student: Hey! What's going on? I'm here to meet with &endash;&endash;&endash;&endash;&endash;. Have you seen &endash;&endash;&endash;&endash;&endash; around?
Tutor: Hey! Yeah, over there.
Student: &endash;&endash;&endash;&endash;, I'm ready to work now, are you?
Tutor: Hey&endash;&endash;&endash;&endash;&endash;. What's going on? What can I help you with tonight?
Student: Well, I need help with reorganizing my whole paper.
Tutor: O.K., well do you have the paper with you?
Student: Yep, but you have to promise not to make fun of it. It is really bad.
Tutor: O.K., I promise, but you have to let me see it first.
Student: Hold up your right hand and say, "I promise not to make fun of your paper or hurt your feelings."
Tutor: Um, okay. I promise not to make fun of your paper or hurt your feelings.
Student: All right, here you go.
Tutor: Well, can you show me where your thesis is?
Student: It is right here, the last sentence.
Tutor: But it does not really give me an idea of what your paper will be talking about. The rest of you paragraphs do not really go along with your thesis.
Student: That hurt my feelings.
Tutor: I am sorry, um, maybe you can tell me where you think you need to make some changes. What is your main problem?
Student: I do not know. The whole thing is terrible, where do you think I need to make changes?
Tutor: Well your thesis could be adjusted to fit the content of your paragraphs. We could work on word choice, there is a little bit of repetition.
Student: Do you think I am horrible, because that is what it sounds like.
Who is at greater fault, the student or the tutor?
Who needs to adjust?
Student: Hey, I am here to meet with &endash;&endash;&endash;&endash;. Is she/ he around?
Tutor: Hey, I am &endash;&endash;&endash;&endash;&endash;. Are you &endash;&endash;&endash;&endash;?
Student: Yeah
Tutor: So, how is school going? What kinda paper am I helping you with tonight?
Student: Oh, everything is great thanks. The paper is on Dalmatian mice. It is such a boring topic. Who really cares about that?
Tutor: Hey, well a way to get around that is to pretend like you have always wanted to know about it. It is only one paper and you can pretend for a while.
Student: But that is the problem, I just cannot. No matter how hard I try, I always seem to fail.
Tutor: Do not be so hard on yourself. Everyone needs help. Sometimes you need someone trying with you to succeed. (Haha that was cheesy!... 7th heaven here we come)
Student: Yeah, well I have to the writing center before, but my tutor was not as understanding as you are.
Tutor: Well now you are here and I am here so lets forget about other tutoring experiences and focus on your paper.
Who is at greater fault?
How else could the tutor have handled the situation?
Student: Hellooooooooo?!?!?!?!? Gosh, Writing Center tutors are so useless! They do not even care about us. I mean I have been waiting here for five minutes and the tutor is still helping another person. Come On!!! I am waiting!!!
Tutor: Hey, are you &endash;&endash;&endash;&endash;? I think you are scheduled for my next session, if you still want my help.
Student: It is about time, you people are so slow.
Tutor: Sorry, I was helping another student.
Student: Well, it is my turn now, tutor me.
Tutor: Well, what is your paper topic?
Student: I do not know, I though y'all would have a list of them or something.
Tutor: Well, we do not. Do you think you can remember a little of it?
Student: No, why are y'all so incompetent?