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Re: Motivating correctness
Good point, Christine, and if I misinterpreted your comments yesterday, I'm
sorry (it's been a llloooonnnnnnngggggg semester! :-) ). Here at Valley we
have a student publication that relies on students' willingness to submit
work, but it's independent of the writing center. But that is such a good
idea, and has given me something to shoot for next semester.
Do you have any thoughts as to how to set up something like that? Solicit
work from the students who come in, talk to faculty, etc.
It really is a great idea--thanks!
Happy Turkey Day, Christine and all my fellow lurkers.
"Never look where you're going--you'll only scare yourself"---
P.J. O'Rourke
Meg Larson
Saginaw Valley State University
mgl@tardis.svsu.edu
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> From: Christine Cozzens <FAIRVIEW@worldnet.att.net>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <wcenter@ttacs6.ttu.edu>
> Subject: Motivating correctness
> Date: Monday, November 25, 1996 3:01 PM
>
> I wasn't thinking so much of what each tutor can do to motivate a
> student, because while we certainly play a role there, we're also
> dealing with each person's personal history and we can't expect to undo
> too much psychic damage. I'm thinking more of what the writing center
> might be able to do to publish student work, influence faculty, have
> workshops, and so on, and otherwise establish a climate wherein writing
> is such a satisfying thing to do that students want to get it right,
> perfect correct as well as say what they want to say. Agreed that we do
> great work; now are there additional ways to extend our good influence
> to the realm of correctness, given that correctness (and I'm using the
> term loosely) is one goal--albeit a late-stage goal--of the writing
> process?
>
> Sorry if I'm being inarticulate. Someone out there help me.
>
> Christine Cozzens
> The Center for Writing and Speaking
> Agnes Scott College