[hobnob]

Surely if there are a bunch of students sitting in a room, quietly working their way through problem sheets while being watched by a professor, you wouldn't call it a tutorial? That's supervised homework, really...

[ChemistBoy]

Originally Posted by hobnob

Surely if there are a bunch of students sitting in a room, quietly working their way through problem sheets while being watched by a professor, you wouldn't call it a tutorial? That's supervised homework, really...

Welcome to America! Tbh if I were an academic asked to babysit first years while they do their tute sheets I'd be pissed off too. Tutorials should be about discussion of issues and therefore tute sheets should be done before the tutorial.

[Planto]

Originally Posted by Dirac Delta Function

is the "bloody hell...", American's don't use that expression...

Wrong. I know plenty that do.

['Dan']

Some professors don't have the best social skills in the world.

[River85]

Originally Posted by paella

I gather your at MIT.

Originally Posted by Planto

Argh, OP, you're at MIT? That would be my dream come true. Maybe for a MSc >_<

Originally Posted by Dirac Delta Function

Mefinkin' this be bull ****. You're at MIT

Don't believe everything you read in someone's sig

On another note, this thread's going nowhere and I've cleaned enough spam already. I don't think anything constructive will result. Thread closed.