tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1642304737270261842..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Writing Tutors.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53910533008796091472016-02-23T16:28:18.441-05:002016-02-23T16:28:18.441-05:00As a graduate student, we were considered fortunat...As a graduate student, we were considered fortunate to make $12 an hour in the Math Lab though, much of our income was supplemented with private tutoring for $20 an hour (I suppose that's nothing to complain about as it is a productive result of earning our undergraduate degree...).<br /><br />And this is in the south? I've been to the south, once, when I was 8 years old, and that was a Emergency Mathematical Hologramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873569623797587860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14805590550083384902016-02-23T08:17:00.505-05:002016-02-23T08:17:00.505-05:00I learned most of the rules of English grammar by ...I learned most of the rules of English grammar by learning other languages (not that I can actually speak those languages). I think if more Americans were to do the same, we would not encounter so many cringeworthy constructs like "The hole was dug by Bob and I."<br /><br />Punctuation is a part of that learning in some vague way. I'm not sure where I was "taught" about Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57420267656378253082016-02-22T21:06:36.575-05:002016-02-22T21:06:36.575-05:00Be nice, everybody. Monica is no troll.Be nice, everybody. Monica is no troll.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-172067722595776522016-02-22T21:05:13.322-05:002016-02-22T21:05:13.322-05:00Indeed. Since I learned English as Conan did, my f...Indeed. Since I learned English as Conan did, my first few years of teaching writing involved a lot of looking things up in handbooks to figure out *why* what I knew was right was right (and I still do that sometimes, especially when explaining English to people whose first language is not English). Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-79774080604620670882016-02-22T20:46:06.010-05:002016-02-22T20:46:06.010-05:00Teaching only one class this semester (all that wa...Teaching only one class this semester (all that was available) but helping to develop two. My monthly take home pay divided by the number of hours that I am working actually does equal an hourly rate of $5. Really - I kept detailed records for a week because I was curious about the reality of the situation. I'm also on a committee and participating in a semester-long PD workshop.<br /><br Classic Dagnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41584747841497706682016-02-22T20:02:43.950-05:002016-02-22T20:02:43.950-05:00This is bringing back memories of my part-time job...This is bringing back memories of my part-time job as a tutor, while in 2nd year, for 1st year chemistry students. I made $10/hr when the minimum wage was $5/hr, with $8/hr paid by the student government and the student coughing up $2/hr. Current minimum wage is about $11/hr, so assuming a similar boost in wages that'd equate to a present-day wage of $22/hr. $22/hr for someone with only a Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57515723444106689342016-02-22T19:42:18.338-05:002016-02-22T19:42:18.338-05:00Generally Confused
The Writing Center where I wor...Generally Confused<br /><br />The Writing Center where I work starts 1 week after the quarter begins and closes for finals week. These are budgetary concessions. I don't know how much tutors are paid--I know it's not more than $25 per hour and may be as low as $17. I always thought my institution was pretty progressive, but I guess not. Of course, I am at a smaller campus in a 4 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72326127225307953732016-02-22T19:38:09.935-05:002016-02-22T19:38:09.935-05:00Am I missing some kind of history here?Am I missing some kind of history here?Conan the Grammarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958152840132897163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66197862704916748432016-02-22T19:27:04.869-05:002016-02-22T19:27:04.869-05:00Conan, I feel you. Until I had to teach remedial w...Conan, I feel you. Until I had to teach remedial writing (and the 7 rules of commas) I had no idea WHY it was wrong. It just was. <br /><br />Now I know, and can tell someone. This and $3 should get me a cup of coffee...Madame Librariannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39656159143792021492016-02-22T19:23:19.230-05:002016-02-22T19:23:19.230-05:00Please, Monica, do go on. Your point about Dakota...Please, Monica, do go on. Your point about Dakota in Denver's writing centre, where you apparently know more about the centre's workload than Dakota, who actually runs the centre, is...?Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12517839687978959682016-02-22T17:31:50.450-05:002016-02-22T17:31:50.450-05:00Also, if I'm being honest, I'd start troll...Also, if I'm being honest, I'd start trolling students by making them add asinine things to their essays. Like starting every essay with "In these times, today..."Conan the Grammarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958152840132897163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45006976994997446082016-02-22T17:27:42.639-05:002016-02-22T17:27:42.639-05:00I'd rather dedicate my time to working the ful...I'd rather dedicate my time to working the full time job I have that's really nice for the career I have planned even if it does pay less per hour (though I can work significantly more hours). Also while I might write well, I wouldn't be able to teach people to write well. It's very frustrating to me to explain to others how to write or to even go through and explain amendments.Conan the Grammarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958152840132897163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-17941218700095193412016-02-22T17:19:28.793-05:002016-02-22T17:19:28.793-05:00You are right. You have won the Internet. None of ...You are right. You have won the Internet. None of what I said actually happens. You truly are exactly how people describe you on this site.Liselnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-44255342927515949852016-02-22T16:29:08.092-05:002016-02-22T16:29:08.092-05:00And does it seem odd that Bernie Sanders has only ...And does it seem odd that Bernie Sanders has only ever been mentioned once (now twice) at CM?<br />Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33496299839843904812016-02-22T16:18:55.495-05:002016-02-22T16:18:55.495-05:00The RGM pays me a hundred bucks and tab of LSD for...The RGM pays me a hundred bucks and tab of LSD for each comment I post here. I always thought that was adequate. Should I demand more?<br />Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53869597134810818962016-02-22T16:02:28.638-05:002016-02-22T16:02:28.638-05:00You're clearly underpaid, Lisel. I'm not ...You're clearly underpaid, Lisel. I'm not convinced that the writing tutors are overpaid, however (though their workplace may be overstaffed; the idea of underoccupied writing center tutors is new to me; I was always busy when I did that work as a grad student, and the writing center at my present institution has just about every available slot quickly snapped up, especially but not Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49265311040798325392016-02-22T15:54:52.255-05:002016-02-22T15:54:52.255-05:00You could ask your college's writing center wh...You could ask your college's writing center what they pay and fill out an application.<br /><br />At my college it's very hard to get the job because it pays $20 an hour and it's a very small school.Alice the Adjunctnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-62741082683378742772016-02-22T15:46:54.445-05:002016-02-22T15:46:54.445-05:00My center runs 42 weeks a year, ten during the sum...My center runs 42 weeks a year, ten during the summer. I have a rotation of about 40 students who work for me, and at least 20 of them work year round. Our university limits them to 15 hours per week, but there's no limit in summer when those students are not taking classes. <br /><br />Our campus borders an educational training center that pays math and English tutors $30 an hour, so we Dakota in Denvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-9899815369172088222016-02-22T11:58:43.822-05:002016-02-22T11:58:43.822-05:00My wife runs the writing center at a major Midwest...My wife runs the writing center at a major Midwest university and trains and mentors writing center instructors. They make $30 an hour. Most are juniors and seniors and have a cap of 15 hours per week.Wisconsin Willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67720918130738088002016-02-22T11:27:19.241-05:002016-02-22T11:27:19.241-05:0027 dollars an hour? Is that a joke? I make less ...27 dollars an hour? Is that a joke? I make less than half that doing actual work. I LOVE reading and editing things. If I could get paid twenty+ dollars an hour to do it, I so would.<br /><br />I buy things for a school district. It's my job, and there are others like it, but this one is mine.Conan the Grammarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958152840132897163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-86012107913363852872016-02-22T10:04:47.964-05:002016-02-22T10:04:47.964-05:00Because I'm a trailing spouse and have moved a...Because I'm a trailing spouse and have moved around a great deal (12 schools in 30 years), I often settle for positions that are usually set up for entry level folks. And if you saw my face and belly you'd know I'm not entry level anything anymore...<br /><br />So that salary is not substantially lower than what I earn now in my mid 50s. I made $27,000 in 1988. $100,000 in 2000. And ICompound Calnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59225204459031518472016-02-22T09:58:49.671-05:002016-02-22T09:58:49.671-05:00Wow, the South really does suck. You have my cond...Wow, the South really does suck. You have my condolences. There's always alcoholism.<br /><br />The GogThe Gognoreply@blogger.com