I am new to teaching in this setting and I have had some very challenging behaviors to confront. Cheating, plagiarism, lack of motivation, chronic tardiness, etc, etc, etc. I try to remember how I behaved when I was in college, but that only helps a little bit. Most of these students certainly have more challenges in their lives than I did and sometimes I am amazed by them and other times I am disappointed. I think acknowledging their struggling and encouraging them to persevere is critical.
