Office-Hour Habits of the North American Professor

An anonymous reader writes "For those of you who wonder just exactly what it is that your advisor is up to when you try to find him and meet with him, The Chronicle of Higher Education has a study on the Office-Hour Habits of the North American Professor."

Comments

Door closer seems a little off base

[kongjie]

Okay, the article was tongue-in-cheek, but I still have to take issue with its take on keeping the door closed.

1. Students often don't come to office hours.

2. Rather than sitting there waiting for Godot, I always tried to get some work done.

3. Depending on the hallway, noise can be very high; door closing may be the best solution.

4. A sign on the door indicating "Please knock" or clearly showing office hours should be enough impetus for an intelligent student not to hesitate from knocking.