Tutoring is essential for improvement when one needs or wants it. The reading and writing center is a place that provides help that is beneficial in the long run. Discussions with a tutor are more helpful than passing a paper to an editor because while an editor will have corrections for a paper, there is no discussion where improvements can be talked about and worked through together.

The reading and writing center benefits both the tutor and student because whilst in discussion about whatever topic, both the tutor and student may gain knowledge about his or her own work. A relationship can also form to where further help down the line can be provided by both the tutor and student. The university inherently promotes interaction between more students by having tutors in the reading and writing center. The reading and writing center becomes a place where people who may be struggling with work can feel comfortable and feel open to criticism of work, which is essential for improvement in writing.

While I have not been to the reading and writing center myself, I have been a tutor and someone who needed a tutor in the past. Getting the necessary help from someone who is there for tutoring specifically is beneficial in that I felt comfortable. College students tend to think down on themselves in certain academics. For instance, I am not gifted artistically. I cannot draw. For one of my classes in the past I would say, “mine is so bad” (we have all said something like this about our own work). When I received help in mathematics, my tutor acknowledged I wasn’t getting things right, but also said I was on the right track, which was better than just receiving marks on a paper.