Alison Gernert Writing Style

I interviewed Alison Gernert, my writing professor, at 1 in the afternoon on August 1 in Rush Rhees. When talking to my professor she told me that I am doing very well in the class. She asked me how I felt I was doing and I mentioned how I didn’t have confidence in voicing my opinions in classes so she told me that the class has no standards. I can voice my opinions without judgement because everyone has a voice. She said that my first formal paper was the worst grade I had received in the class, which was a 85%. She said that when reading my essay she wasn’t able to hear my own voice, everything was based on the paper but I didn’t deliver my opinion. Alison then asked me how I was doing on my second formal paper and I told her that I was able to put all my thoughts onto the paper however, because I put all my thoughts on the paper it confused the readers. I told her that I went to a writing consultant and how he was able to show me how I had one central idea throughout my essay and that I should transition my essay more smoothly. She told me to continue seeing a consultant or go to a writing group because if I were to do my work with them, they will help me get my work done. …show more content…
She thought she was interested in medicine and science but in her sophomore year she noticed how she was mainly interested in gender studies and english. So, she dropped all her sciences and tripled majored in the humanities department. Alison then pursued graduate school under the advice of her therapist, who of which she looked up to. Alison saw this as an opportunity to be someone that can help students the same way she received help from her therapist. She said that when she was in undergrad, there was no one to teach her but as she became a professor she became that support for