The experience of interacting with others is the very substance of good writing. Students at Hibbing Community and Technical College who take Basic English, a course to help them develop writing skills, find that community service provides them with a ready source of material for their writing. In fact, the time students spend tutoring children enhances the college students learning in two important ways: through tutoring, they test their own understanding and communication skills; by writing about their interactions, they become better writers.
