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 Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:54 am
Today a student came by, and although he offered helpful advice on how to do citations automatically in Microsoft Word 2007, I couldn't help but feel a bit weird.
Pride? Perhaps. What is it about students helping tutors that's unnerving?
Also, he was a bit condescending about it, saying things like, "Well, I thought someone would know about this around here; you all are tutors, right?"
So, while I deal with a hurting ear and a slow workday, my boss and I decided to incorporate said method in training for the tutors.
Still, why does my pride hurt? Is it wrong to accept help from students or is it just that I didn't know this, and someone brought it up?
Discuss:
- tutor/student relation
- getting help from someone in a "lower" rank than you
- reactions to above situation.
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 7:52 pm
It's natural to feel embarrassed about being corrected when you're the one suppose to do the teaching, but not everyone knows everything about their area of expertise, especially if you are in the "older" generation that didn't learn all the computer formatting, and use pen and paper.
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 12:02 pm
It's never a good idea to close your mind to advice from people just because they're 'below' you.
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:09 pm
Accept knowledge no matter the source. ;D
The student wasn't trying to embarrass you, he was trying to offer a helpful tip. And it did help, did it not?
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