Experience Summary
While I was employed as a writing tutor in college, I was also taking additional courses to improve my skill set as a tutor. We focused on interpersonal communication and reaching out to students regardless of any baggage brought into the tutoring session. I worked as an undergraduate teaching assistant for my faculty advisor, and towards the end of my college career, I took a great interest in French, quickly surpassing all of the other students in my classes.
I graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 3.95 overall GPA and 4.0 GPA in-major. I will be attending Stetson University College of Law in January and would love to begin work tutoring as I have just moved to the area and find that one-on-one interaction is one of my strong suits along with a love for learning and teaching.
Teaching Style
I was taught by my mentor to allow the tutee to teach themselves. Instead of making corrections for them, it was our writing center's policy to insist that each student held their own pen and made their own corrections. We would engage in discussion and challenge them to spot their own mistakes, acting as an invisible hand guiding them towards the knowledge that would serve them throughout their academic career instead of us becoming a quick fix for the present tense. Nothing is better than the look of recognition on a tutee's face when the light bulb goes off and you know that they simply "got it."