Do the goals of the student contradict the role of the writing tutor?

In class today we discussed the goals of the writer vs. the role of the writing tutor. It seemed that most people agreed that the goal of the student was to get an A on whatever paper they brought in and the role of the writing tutor was to make the student a better writer. These two things create a conflict between what we as writing tutors should be attempting to do in our sessions. On the one hand, we are there to help in whatever way the writer needs us to, and so if what they want help on is getting an A on this paper, isn't that what we should help them with? But on the other hand, we are all in this class because we care about writing in one way or another and want to make a difference in people's writing, so we feel a strong desire to make the person a better writer. So we are presented with the question of what should we really be helping them with? Creating a better individual paper or being a better writer in general? I think there is a fine line that we should walk when it comes to this delicate balance. We need to keep in mind that the reason that the student came to the writing center was for help with a particular paper, so we should remember that and do our best to fulfill that. We also should find some ways that help them with their writing in general. Last year, my core teacher would write comments on my essays that were about that particular paper but also about writing in general. She would for example circle a transition and tell me that it needed a little work and she would also give me an additional sheet about how to write good transitions. This was extremely helpful because it improved not only that individual paper but it also gave me a sense of how to avoid that mistake in the future. I think this is something that we should attempt to do in our consultation sessions. Not just circle something and tell them it could use fixing but also explain why and how that contributes to a better paper. Of course, we also discussed the possibility of the writer not being willing to fix their work or be a better writer, in which case, we may simply be out of luck. If someone doesn't want help there probably isn't much sense in continually hammering writing knowledge into their head. But, for those who genuinely want to learn and want to be better, we should give them the tools to improve in anyway we can, not just for that particular paper but in general as a writer. It reminds me of the saying, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." Cheesy, I know, but I think that if we just give them the knowledge to do well on that particular paper, sure they will be better off for that paper, but they will constantly rely on someone giving them that knowledge and won't be better off in the long run. Though everyone can always use more improvement, as a tutor, I want to help get someone to the point where they don't need to come to the writing center anymore or as much. If in their sessions they learn something about writing and not just that one paper, they will be better off. So, long story short, there is a balance that we need to strike between helping with one paper and helping them become better writers, and this balance will most likely be different for every person that we work with.