Round 2

Today I went for my second writing center shadowing appointment, hoping to actually get to shadow someone. Well, this time there wasn't a no show, but the consultant that I was shadowing had her appointment canceled...far enough in advance that it wasn't considered a no show, but I didn't get to shadow either way. I am disappointed, but luckily I got to the center a bit early and there was an appointment happening in the waiting area because all the rooms were being used, so I overhead a few minutes of that appointment. This consultant was tutoring a freshman boy with his Core paper, which is due tomorrow. The consultant seemed to be commenting very specifically about his paper, such as telling him words that seemed overly vague or general. However, the consultant was saying the words "I suggest..." rather than "you should do this, do that, etc" , which is something I recognized from our readings. The consultant and the student were sitting side by side in lounge chairs and leaning in toward one another. The boy seemed receptive to her comments and very appreciative of her time.

From the few minutes I heard, I did take away something from my "fake shadowing" session, but hopefully the 3rd week's the charm and I get to shadow next week!