This semester marks my fourth year at the Writing Center, as I undertook employment here the second semester of my freshman year. Despite my experience, I am amazed daily by the capacity of words to convey an infinite amount of knowledge in the form of ideas, facts, and opinions. It was to the disappointment of many of my past English professors that I chose the calculator over the pen. I chose this path because writing for me is a form of personal exploration and catharsis. I did not want my reverence for the written word to be undermined by the chore of having to complete papers on assigned topics by specific dates.
Writing is done best when it is done instinctively and of one's own accord.
Keeping this in mind, when I work with students I try to get them to relax so that their thoughts more easily flow from their minds onto their papers.