Potential side project topics offered this 9 week grading term: 7
Minimum number of side projects to be submitted to avoid automatic failure: 5
Students who had reached this number at last check (this morning): 1
Approximate hours of in-class time allotted to side project writing, revision, and completion: 10
Weeks for which there was NO homework other than side projects: 2
Total days writing contract deadline extended: 4
Approximate number of side projects submitted for scoring over Memorial weekend: 40
Ratio of "successfully completed" side projects to projects returned for revision/overhaul: 1:3
Students who blamed their own poor planning and personal efforts for the poor showing: 21
Students who still blamed me: 2
Students who showed up for tutoring regularly: 4
Students who showed up once or twice right before the original due date: 15
Students who should have asked questions rather than making the same mistakes umpteen times: 5
Times I thought the re-write-until-you-puke method should perhaps be abandoned: 10
Times I decided they're worth sticking with at least one more semester: 11
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