While consulting, it is important to remember that the client’s attention and responsiveness during the consultation is first and foremost- if a client is not interacting with a consultant, then there is no way of telling whether or not they are learning anything from their writing consultation. After observing myself as a consultant, I notice […]
Read more "Coaching Philosophy"To write or not to write- that is never the question. As college students and really just citizens of the world the option of not writing isn’t actually an option. The formats of writing may have changed throughout the centuries but as long as there are people, there’s going to be written communication as well. […]
Read more "To Write or Not to Write"As a consultant, my hope is that I encourage writers to feel confident in their writing enough to seek constructive criticism. This criticism will produce better writers and not just better pieces of writing. I think it takes someone who is secure with what they have written to accept suggestions to change and improve it. […]
Read more "Discussing Writing to Produce Better Writers"I hope to be the kind of writing consultant who enables her consultees to reach their full creative potential. North’s essay made me realize that writing is about so much more than just fixing grammatical errors and tidying up a few things here and there. The purpose of a writing center should be to provide […]
Read more "Creative Chaos: Growing and Learning in the Writing & Media Lab"When I need to think about something (whether it is an assignment, a decision, or a life problem), it always helps me to talk it out with someone- so much so that I know I sometimes annoy the people close to me. But I think this is the closest representation of what I want to […]
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