I agree with Casey in that I believe having more classroom time would be helpful. At the Learning Studio, we are encouraged to build a rapport with our students to aid in our tutoring. I've found that this is essential to building a strong tutor-writer relationship. As such, I think that in addition to being more present in the classroom it would be to everyone's benefit and comfort if the tutors were able to participate in class more. While I understand Pegeen's concerns as explained to me by Kyle, I think our role as passive observers rather than participant observers might give the impression that we are in class to judge the students rather than to help them. If our intentions for this pilot are not understood clearly by the students then I believe that they, perhaps already overwhelmed by college life, might feel pressured and alienated from the classroom experience.

I do believe that this pilot has instilled in the writers a sense of personal responsibility. I find that Pegeen's students are more likely to bring their assignments to the sessions and work on them while they are there. This has been particularly impressive to me, and I've found my sessions with her students to be some of the most productive. I've also gotten the sense that my students of hers also feel this way and are more confident in their ability to think critically.