Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Student Gives Up I am in a secondary classroom right now for my internship. One of my students was absent for about three weeks at the beginning of the semester because of disciplinary reasons. He genuinely cares about his grades and checks his Focus account at least 3 times a day. However, because he was out of classes for so long, he believes that there is no way for him to catch up--he has virtually given up on this grading period. Because of this, whenever he comes to class he is always on his phone, never stops talking, and causes others to get off task. As an intern, I am at a loss at what I can do to get him to realize that it is never too late. My CT, likewise, cannot get him to pick up a pencil. Any suggestions? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) As others have mentioned, it would be a great idea to put together a list of missed assignments but this may appear very intimidating to the student. It would also be helpful to create a type of makeup schedule for the student in order to help his see the problem as more manageable.