Third Session

      During my third session, I observed a tutor whose first words to the student and I were that during his last few sessions where an observer had been present, the student had been less receptive to criticism and help and he was certain that it was because someone else was present. After that he read through the students paper and the professor's comments to himself, which took a little long. I wondered why he didn't read it aloud with the student, but then realized it was probably because the student had already handed it in, so making it a better paper was probably more about adjusting it to the professor's comments. When he finally starts talking to the student, he suggests moving some things around. He finds certain sentences in one part of the paper that he feels would fit better in another paragraph.
     What was really good about this tutor was that he had done this particular assignment before, and had actually taken that same class as the student, and was really knowledgeable about the subject. He was able to offer a lot of different ways to think about her writing, and would occasionally throw out there how he liked how she had worded a specific sentence or so out there. Overall I didn't think this tutor came out particularly as the friendliest or the most engaging, however I think in his own way he was able to help the student and she came out with better insight thanks to his knowledge and also a plan of action regarding how she could fix this paper.