Bouquet Reading

Bouquet believes the site of the writing center is vital for the writing center to succeed. The fact that the writing center is located in the university forces the writing center to tutor in a way the university's professors want. So, if a Political Science professor wants a research paper on the constitution, they don't want the writing center to help their students make a video diary.

Another interesting point in the article is the idea of a linear vs. non-linear pedagogy. Originally I thought the main reason professors might not want their students to go to the writing center is because they want their writing assignments done a certain way (linear). However, if the students were to go to the writing center, the tutors may make the students think differently in the way the write, making it non-linear. But, after our conversation in class I've come to realize that the professors' students are a representation of the professors. So, if the linear system of the professor giving an assignment to the student, and the student handing back the completed assignment based on the professor's notes is maintained, then so is the student's reflection onto the professor.