Garry and Megan, discusion on Nov. 13th

I feel that the students sort of attack against Garry and Megan about the thesis was unfair. These students that claimed to have suffered because the thesis proposal assignment had no real structure and that Garry and Megan didn't give enough feed back. I can agree that the thesis proposal should have been the main focus of the class from day one, and something that was touched on at every class meeting. but in response to the students, if this was an issue wouldn't it have been a smarter thing to address this issue before the thesis proposal was due instead of complaining the day it was due? I think these students were simply making excuses and trying to compensate for their lack of work and effort on the proposal. i'm not trying to make myself the good student here, i mean, i waited until the last minute to do the proposal and that's probably what happened to some of them. So instead of complaining that there was no structure maybe they should be a little more apologetic and accept the fact that their thesis was not up to par because it was their fault for not starting it early enough or asking questions early enough. We did receive the requirement sheet for the proposal the 2nd time the class met back in September.
In response to the group meeting every friday for next semester. i think that is a great idea. these students want structure, well here it is. with weekly meetings this pushes students to work at least once a week( WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY SHOULD BE DOING ANYWAY) so that way they have something to present to their group at the end of the week. The group discussions i would consider another incentive or motivation to actually get work done.
By the way... You students are flippin seniors, you are fine arts majors, this is your THESIS class, this should be your priority anyway. this is your last chance to get to show your work for free without hassle or BS before you have to enter the real world and have to go through the challenge to find places to show your work, which i would imagine is going to be a lot harder than writing a thesis proposal. You should be thankful that you are given this opportunity to even show your work.