Infers he did not know the FAA regs either - if he had to be 'told'. equally worrying.
Did you go to patronising class or is it a gift?
The guy did what just about every other student did when he started his IR. "Hey Mike, do I log this as P1 or P2?". Not "Hey Mike, I suppose that since you're an instructor approved by the FAA you might be able to answer a question about logging hours. But I don't trust you, so I'll go find the answer in the FARs instead".
Sigh.