As a teacher, I've run into students who have felt incompetent, unable to perform, or have given up because they fell a little bit behind the class.
I have given many breaks to students such as this in the past. For example, allowing them to turn in work late, staying with them to help with assignments, and just generally trying to motivate them despite themselves.
I want to help these kids, but giving a ton of extra help to them but I feel it is unfair to the rest of the students in the class.
What can I do in this situation?