It depends on what kind of responsibility, I guess.
If my primary concern was to make students want to accept personal responsibility for "achievement," I guess I would set an example by demonstrating excellence in what I do best. So, I help with composition and grammar.
If the question is referring to a sense of "social" responsibility, I think the important thing is to help the student find something that is important to him or her. Only when you really care about some issue or person do you start to feel the fulfilling encumbrance of personal responsibility. For example, at EF we care about enhancing education for serious students who want to improve their writing. The serious students of today are the ones who are going to have to savee the world of tomorrow.
Kevin, EssayForum.com
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