I believe that minimalist techniques should be used when the student seems like he/she understands what's going on. This means that the student is prepared with questions and has a focus on what he/she wants to accomplish during the session. Minimalist techniques should be used to get the student writing and basically when the tutor personally feels that the student can direct the flow of the session.
Teacher-centered approaches should be used when the student seems like he/she doesn't care, which sometimes include students that go to the tutoring center because they were forced by a professor to seek help there. These students are there because they just want to get things over with and get the answers so that they can leave. Tutors should step up to the plate and help direct the student in the right direction. The tutor needs to help the student brainstorm possible ideas on how to tackle the problem. During this session, the tutor will get the student to do some writing and will ask the questions that will get the student motivated to work and make his/her paper better.
Looking at my personality, I'm more of a person that likes to tell people what to do, but then again, I get tired of that after a few minutes and then I want the person to think for themselves,. This pretty much means that I stand in the middle of the minimalist and teacher-centered techniques. It all depends on the student's behavior and their desire to become better writers. I know we shouldn't judge people by their cover but sometimes we have to; we have to have a feel for what kind of student they are in order to adjust ourselves to better help them during our tutoring sessions.
Teacher-centered approaches should be used when the student seems like he/she doesn't care, which sometimes include students that go to the tutoring center because they were forced by a professor to seek help there. These students are there because they just want to get things over with and get the answers so that they can leave. Tutors should step up to the plate and help direct the student in the right direction. The tutor needs to help the student brainstorm possible ideas on how to tackle the problem. During this session, the tutor will get the student to do some writing and will ask the questions that will get the student motivated to work and make his/her paper better.
Looking at my personality, I'm more of a person that likes to tell people what to do, but then again, I get tired of that after a few minutes and then I want the person to think for themselves,. This pretty much means that I stand in the middle of the minimalist and teacher-centered techniques. It all depends on the student's behavior and their desire to become better writers. I know we shouldn't judge people by their cover but sometimes we have to; we have to have a feel for what kind of student they are in order to adjust ourselves to better help them during our tutoring sessions.
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