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Feb. 13th, 2007 05:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sebastienneMy tutor has a little book.
In it he writes down which topics you are taking and who is tutoring you. Twice a term, I go to a meeting with him where he reads his book out to me and says "so you're doing x" *nod* "and y" *nod*. "Any problems?" *shake*.
I always thought these meetings were pointless. He'd begin them with some anecdote or observation after which I'd look at him quizically, not getting it. He'd never do anything he couldn't do by email, without wasting my time. But today, really, he just demonstrated how pointless the whole three years of being his tutee has been.
Today, after "any problems?", I didn't shake my head. I mentioned revision, and how I was concerned that I had nothing scheduled for psychology, while next term is full of philosophy revision lectures and classes.
He told me that I didn't understand the purpose of revision, that "revision classes scare people" (wtf, I'm ASKING for them!), that he wouldn't look at any practice exam questions i might do, and then forbade me from "pestering" my psychology tutors by asking them to look at my practice exam answers.
I asked him to clarify that what he was saying was that, after the end of this term, as far as he's concerned, he wants nothing more to do with me. I was confused - what's the point of having this guy who summons you to pointless meetings twice a term, makes sure you're going to lectures and tutes, if not to help you get the best possible mark in your degree? What is the point of him?
I guess I'll never know, as he threw me out mid-sentence when the knock on the door came from the person seeing him next.
Am I expecting too much? Is this just Oxford?
In it he writes down which topics you are taking and who is tutoring you. Twice a term, I go to a meeting with him where he reads his book out to me and says "so you're doing x" *nod* "and y" *nod*. "Any problems?" *shake*.
I always thought these meetings were pointless. He'd begin them with some anecdote or observation after which I'd look at him quizically, not getting it. He'd never do anything he couldn't do by email, without wasting my time. But today, really, he just demonstrated how pointless the whole three years of being his tutee has been.
Today, after "any problems?", I didn't shake my head. I mentioned revision, and how I was concerned that I had nothing scheduled for psychology, while next term is full of philosophy revision lectures and classes.
He told me that I didn't understand the purpose of revision, that "revision classes scare people" (wtf, I'm ASKING for them!), that he wouldn't look at any practice exam questions i might do, and then forbade me from "pestering" my psychology tutors by asking them to look at my practice exam answers.
I asked him to clarify that what he was saying was that, after the end of this term, as far as he's concerned, he wants nothing more to do with me. I was confused - what's the point of having this guy who summons you to pointless meetings twice a term, makes sure you're going to lectures and tutes, if not to help you get the best possible mark in your degree? What is the point of him?
I guess I'll never know, as he threw me out mid-sentence when the knock on the door came from the person seeing him next.
Am I expecting too much? Is this just Oxford?