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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This might seem like a dumb question, but when should a student go to office hours vs. going to the tutoring center? Do you wish students went for tutoring before they come to office hours? Or do you prefer assessing where they’re at and then recommending tutoring where necessary?

Before reading these posts I might have discouraged going to office hours for help, but now I’m not so sure. [/quote]

They should be encouraged to attend office hours. How else will the professor know them well enough to, say, write a recommendation for grad school?

The professor would be good to ask if you are not sure you understand the assignment/or  are in the right track with how you were going to approach it (say, for a paper or class project). The tutoring center would be good for an intro class, if you are confused about the lecture , but the teacher is moving on with class material. You could also use office hours for the latter scenario, but make sure you show that you have tried to work out the problem on your own, did the reading, etc.

(Effort does count!)[/quote]

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