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Date Posted: 10:00:25 04/24/02 Wed
Author: Su
Subject: I had forgotten about that
In reply to: Wakener 's message, "Re: The problem with Tutoring" on 23:45:36 04/23/02 Tue

>The funny thing, though, is that in my experience at
>the college level, this is a "given." My number one
>piece of advice to Freshmen is to use the Office Hours
>of their instructors regularly. One of the things that
>usually happens to such people is that they may be
>told what areas to concentrate more upon as they
>prepare for tests. Nobody in my experience has ever
>expressed the opinion that this is unfair.

I had forgotten about when I was in college. You are very right. I had several professors whose office hours I frequented, and we were frequently showed where emphasis should be placed. Also, by hanging around the teacher I picked up on their style. That way I figured out just what it was they wanted to hear. A good point!

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