Tutoring

I gave a computing tutorial today, but only one student turned up. At the end of the day she avowed its usefulness, and I'm sure she learned a lot, though it's a bit intensive being the only student.

Only that one student downloaded the exercise I'd put on the tutor group forum. Why did no-one else come? I guess:

• they're busy
• they haven't got babysitters
  
• they're ahead on the material
• they don't need a tutorial
  
• they forgot
• they don't read the TGF so didn't get a reminder
• they don't go on the course web site to look when tutorials happen
• they don't receive a letter with the dates of tutorials (as used to happen some years ago)
• I smell
• they already know my face and don't want to see it again