Babcock, Tutoring Different Populations
This is what Babcock suggests writing centers may need to provide for some students, despite common policies.
What is editing and proofreading help?
This term refers to the acknowledgment of one's own sexuality in an academic setting, as mentioned by Jacob Herrmann.
What is "outing" oneself?
This type of analysis was used to understand the differences between writing center users and non-users.
What is comparative analysis?
This concept refers to the individual's ability to choose their own educational and economic paths, as discussed across multiple readings.
What is agency?
This well-known cartoon character lives in a pineapple under the sea.
Who is SpongeBob SquarePants?
According to Babcock, tutors trained in this style may feel uncomfortable providing certain types of writing assistance.
What is an extreme hands-off, minimal tutoring style?
Jacob Herrmann identifies as this sexual orientation, which he openly discusses in his work.
What is bisexual?
These are the key academic and demographic characteristics that differ between writing center users and non-users, as identified in the study.
What are grade point averages, year in school, and major fields of study?
These factors were consistently analyzed to understand various outcomes in education and writing center usage.
What are demographic and academic characteristics?
This teacher just might be the best tutoring writing teacher on campus.
Who is Joseph Cheatle?
Bokser's essay in the Writing Center Journal addresses the challenges of these individuals in the academic world.
Who are students with socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, linguistic, and/or educational differences?
Herrmann uses this term to describe the phenomenon where bisexuality is ignored or dismissed.
What is "bi-erasure"?
The author included this personal anecdote to highlight the reasons for opting out of advanced math classes.
What is to illustrate the impact of individual choice in academic paths?
This term is used to describe the personal sharing of experiences by authors in the readings to illustrate broader points.
What is anecdotal evidence?
This popular board game challenges players to buy and sell properties.
What is Monopoly?
This question by Bokser highlights the need for improved training in writing centers.
What is "How can we better train tutors to tutor imaginatively and effectively?"
This concept contrasts with 'Safe Spaces' and is part of the title of Herrmann's piece.
What are "Braver Spaces"?
According to the reading, this is the overarching goal of the U.S. education system.
What is to prepare individuals for economic mobility and success?
Across the readings, this is considered a critical skill for adapting one's communication style to different audiences.
What is rhetorical awareness?
This mythical creature is said to grant wishes when you find its magical lamp.
What is a genie?
This term describes the conventional approach to tutoring that may not suit all types of writers, according to Lockett.
What is the peer-centered, collaborative orthodoxy of current practice?
Herrmann discusses this type of subtle discrimination that includes mockery of language choices or bodily gestures.
What are microaggressions?
The reading suggests that individual decisions can have this effect on one's potential for economic mobility within the education system.
What is a significant impact?
This overarching theme is evident in all the readings, highlighting the relationship between individual decisions and societal structures."
What is the intersection of personal choice and systemic factors?
This famous singer is known for hits like 'Hello' and 'Rolling in the Deep'
Who is Adele?