Office Hours: Week 4

9:00: I'm not sure what compelled me, but I decided to show up to my office hours on time today. Don't worry, this won't be a recurring trend.
9:00-9:10: Catching up on email/Facebook/Twitter.
9:10-9:45: Was about to do some chemistry, but had to do some cleaning first. Hood was too messy to work in, and base bath needed to be freshened up.
9:45-9:46: No, not a student! Oh, they just want to pick up a lab report, and they have no questions. That's fine, I'm not even going to count that.
9:46-10:20: Okay, starting some chemistry; making the magic happen.
10:20-10:25: Another student. Here to pick up a lab report? Good. Er, you have questions too? I suppose...
10:25-10:45: More chemistry. Research is most efficient when you're interrupted. I probably shouldn't bother trying this from now on.
10:45-10:46: A student... but just to pick up a report.
10:46-11:00: Chemistry uninterrupted.

Students attended: 1.
Semester total: 3.



Chemistry and... break
Still no repeat customers
I love teaching so...

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Godspeed.


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#1: by mevans on 09/30/08 @ 10:24AM EST

This pretty much mirrors my experience exactly.

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