Well that was clearly a bummer, and our tutor knows this. Jen will try to rectify this error when we return to the action, but before we return...

• How are the tutee's insecurities affecting the tutorial dynamic?
• How are the tutor's insecurities affecting the tutorial dynamic?
• What were some of the things that excited this writer, or elicited any kind of opinion, comparison, or disagreement with professor or peers?
• What would you have followed up on if you were in Jen's position?
• Do you see any common threads in Tim's comments? Any links between issues?

As our tutor tries to undo the damage to Tim's confidence and to guide him back towards a workable idea, pay attention to:

• Places where the session could have gone off in different directions
• How the realities of time and due-date affect the goals of a session

Last Updated: 7/9/08