My Writing Center Philosophy (blog 9)

My Writing Center Philosophy:
Writers come from different learning background, but somehow the “cookie cutter” expects everyone’s work to be the same. Not here at Kean, we recognizes and embrace differences, we understand “there is more than one to skin a cat”. We have an amazing writing center that understands writing is more than grammar and mechanics. Writing a great paper is a goal of the writing center, but our true goal is to do so by assuring cultural/social backgrounds, language, and talents are explored to ensure students become more effective writers. We focus on these areas to help create better writers, covering better individual understanding, while building the writers self-esteem and confidence in their writing ability. Here at Kean, we DO NOT have tutors; We Have PEER COACHES who’s main focus is the student. The coaches are in place to guide and push the student to achieve their true potential. Our coaches believe and stand by the concept that ALL writers will benefit from conversation. The coaches’ tackle writing at all stages--planning, drafting, revising, and editing—understanding writers encounter these stages with different degrees of strength and comfort.
Our coaches themselves come from different majors on campus, and more importantly different cultural/social learning backgrounds. Our head coach Tammy Ronkowitz is dyslexic and dropped out of college twice before. Thankfully, she decided to give it one more try and has been on the dean’s list since her return to school.
The coaches each have their own store to tell, so visit our writing center and check out “Our Wall of Fame”. Each coach has a picture with a paragraph describing their background and challenges they faced with writing, and how they push themselves to achieve their true potential.