First Observations

     So on Monday, I went to the writing center to observe a tutor, tutor a tutee. I did not like my mentor at all. I felt like he was annoyed by the student's work and I think the student also felt the tutor's annoyance. The tutor was literally slouching on the table, playing with his fingers and he literally told the student, "why would you write this as your thesis?" Honestly, I thought tutors were there to help the students better their work not tease them about what they have written already. He continued telling the student how his paragraphs didn't connect to the thesis and the student sort of replied with attitude saying "Okay I understand that but I'm here to get a better grade on the paper not for you to tell me what I did wrong." I would never get my paper revised by this man if I were that student because he was no help at all. He was just pointing out every mistake out on his paper, rather than helping the student organize the paper. He was also restating all of the teacher's comments which was, in my opinion, not necessary because I'm pretty sure the student had already read the comments so I don't understand why he would restate them or point them out again. This tutor literally did everything the "Do's and Don'ts" video said not to do.

Sir Kin Robinson -Ted 2006 and the "What is pedagogy?" video

     Hi, my name is Jamie and I'm taking ENG220 which is a course on how to teach students how to write and we've watched two videos on the importance of pedagogy in the educational system and I am explaining the significance of the videos.
       The main point of the "What is pedagogy?" is to explain how teachers can use certain assignments, strategies and lesson plans to help students cognitively think on their own. This video touches Sir Kin Robinson's points on "Ted Talks" (2006), which he stresses the importance of creativity in connection to the student's success of thinking. Robinson explains his three main points that are effective and necessary for academic inflation in the public school system, diversity, dynamic and distinct. Diversity, examines the students' way of thinking, emphasizing our original perspective. Dynamic, represents the interaction within the student. Robinson explains that creativity is the original idea of a student that has value which connects the interaction of the students thought with their creativity. The last point is to be distinct, which is recognizing ones' talent. Robinson explains that one has to "move to think," in other words in order to think on our own, we have to be creative and not be afraid to be wrong.
        I agree with Robinson, I do believe that the public school system are training the students in becoming little robots, where it's bad to be wrong and to be different. In the video he said, "we don't grow into it [creativity], we grow out of creativity," thus explaining how the educational system deprives students from embracing their talent and focuses more on training the students on how to get a job in the workforce. Robinson's video and the "what is Pedagogy?" video both touch on how the education system should challenge the students' way of thinking as an individual rather than teaching students to think in one certain way.

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