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• What do I do if students keep coming to class without having read their assignments? Without knowing you, your students and school, or the assignments your students do not complete, it is impossible to respond effectively and beneficially. And yet, we will defy reason and give a quick, simplistic response: we have often found that students do not complete assignments that they are not interested in (or find boring) or that they do not understand the purpose. Can these behaviors be changed? Absolutely. Talk with your students, assess their interests and readiness for each task you assign, explain purposes and benefits of assignments. We are not suggesting that this must be done for all assignments; however, initially, it is very important to do so. Our courses in the certificate program are geared towards helping you understand these issues, discover answers, and plan curriculum that will keep students coming to class and doing their assignments. • Why do so many students drop at the
