Word: proctore
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...Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68, the experience of a proctor that comes with age is more of an asset than a liability...
...hazards a guess that his proctor, who could not be reached for comment, was near 30 at the time...
...fundamental difference [between a proctor and me] is one of perception by the students in the dorm," he says. "By having counselors of the same age as the student, it enables the student to feel more comfortable and [makes] the counselor more accessible...
While most students expressed satisfaction with the proctor system, at least with respect to age, the desire for contact with older students as advisors is present among a significant number of students, particularly those who, because of different backgrounds like home schooling and rural environments, find the coldness of Harvard's water a bit more shocking than others...
Given all of the tightropes proctors are expected to walk-personally, socially and academically-their training could prove critical. And while proctors agree that common sense and enthusiasm are the most important elements in being a good proctor, they generally give high marks to the "inundation" they receive the week prior to first-year registration...