I’m a strong believer in seeking help when it is needed. It's very easy to try to do something on your own and not get the grade you want or have it come out to your liking. As an English major, I believe I can help other students better their writing skills. With things such as grammar check and other online outlets, students are no longer reaching their possible success capacity but rather are finding things to lean on to complete an assignment and just get by. I believe that a writing center allows students to see beyond what they can currently do and help them get much further. It also serves as a reminder that although writing is seen as a single thing, there are different types of writing. There are very large differences when it comes to writing in a professional or academic setting versus online on social media. To most students, writing in a social setting plays a larger role in our lives. A writing center may help remind a student about these differences and present options to them.
Personally, I have never gone to the writing center but I do hope that I am able to have an impact on the way students write. I would hope that the students that meet with me, if they don’t already, begin to see writing as an important and enjoyable tool needed in their everyday lives. Writing does not always have to be serious, but it may also spark or influence creativity. Writing to me is a form of self-expression; expressing knowledge, creating new thoughts, and reevaluating old ideas. By becoming a tutor, I hope to be able to remind others of the possibilities that writing can bring and all that it has already given to us.
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