"So You're a Tutor, Right?"
Date
2003
Authors
Evans, Jon-Carlos
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Various people frequently raise one question to me in reference to my job at
the Webster University Writing Center: "What do you do?" My response, "I'm a
writing coach." A moment of uncomfortable silence ensues and then I'm usually
met with a look of confusion, followed by an often insincere and forced
expression of understanding. They then say, "So, you're a tutor, right?" Not
exactly, but I often find myself complying for the safety of not having to explain
myself. The time does arise, though, for all things to be revealed