The Eagle Scout ceremony is the gathering bigger than the birthday, grander than graduation, more critical than the college acceptance. This ceremony is like the wedding between a 17-year-old boy and the essence of the Boy Scouts of America.

Throughout this transition, for both students and professors, the Writing & Speaking Studio proved to be vital for our remote education. Peer Writing Consultants began developing resources to be shared in our new learning environment, one of which was a refined Code of Ethics.

I started working at the Writing & Speaking Studio my second semester at FIT. The center, in my opinion, is one of the most uplifting and helpful resources any student at FIT has access to.

As the FIT Writing Studio became the FIT Writing & Speaking Studio, the staff was tasked with identifying specific habits that promote mindfulness while reading and listening to student texts.

Educators sometimes view writing as purely functional. They have preconceived opinions of what writing should be: standardized format, analytical tone. Producing a collaborative environment is difficult in a subject area that is traditionally non-creative.

I think starting over, is noise. We could have gone over every single mark and explain why each one is a mistake. But that is repetitive, and I believe that this kind of repetition is for muscle memory, not understanding rules of writing.