Dean Jones says:

"I think eight independent study projects per semester is reasonable, don't you agree?"

Your response options:

1. EIGHT per semester?  With all due respect sir, you are crazy.  That is SIXTEEN projects per year!  There is no way that I can supervise SIXTEEN independent study projects per year! 

I think that two projects per year is a more realistic number.

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2. EIGHT per semester?  With all due respect sir, you are crazy.  That is SIXTEEN projects per year!  There is no way that I can supervise SIXTEEN independent study projects per year!

I think that four projects per year is a more realistic number.

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3. EIGHT per semester?  With all due respect sir, you are crazy.  That is SIXTEEN projects per year!  There is no way that I can supervise SIXTEEN independent study projects per year!

I think that five projects per year is a more realistic number.