It's working. I am so happy. For anyone who doesn't know, Supplemental Instruction is a free program for historically difficult classes to add structured study time led by a peer. I lead the SI sessions for CSC150, the introductory computer science course.
Tonight I had record attendance. Out of about 30 students, 7 showed up for tonight's session. That's a great percentage for SI--over 20 percent. And afterward, I was thanked. I was told I'm a good teacher. I saw enlightenment dawn on more than one face tonight, and it was glorious.