Sorry, I had to reference Harry Potter; there was no way that anyone who has read the books could look at the word OWLS without thinking of Ordinary Wizarding Levels. I'm done now.
After my experience with the OWL posts in the Writers room, I have determined that they are more trouble than they are worth. Stephen had a very strong, valid point whwen he made the comment along the lines of "This close to finals week, sending in your paper isn't good enough. If you really cared about it then you would find the time and make the effort to meet with a tutor face to face." I couldn't agree more, and not only because of the impending finals week. I think that this applies to all OWL writing. I mean to say that I'm glad we offer an alternative method of collaboration and tutoring aside from having to physically meet with a tutor, but at the same time, when a student sends a paper in via email, I can't help but wonder how serious they really are about it. Even a phone call would be more personal than the email, especially in our internet-centric culture today, where we are highly aware that so much emotion is lost in the text.
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