CM readers, I need your advice ! What can one reply to the student who is scoring the lowest in class, never reads assigned material, and never participates in class – and when asked to participate, says”I did not read the material”. From: Dildert DinoProf. Mundo, After reading your review about my midterm I am seriously considering dropping this class. My poor performance may end up with a very bad grade, which might affect my GPA in a negative way. Although I am really interested in Advanced Basketweaving and it is also one of the career options for me after graduation. One of the question I wanted to ask you was if I try my best in the remaining class participation, project and final exam, what is possibility I can still get an A- and above? Read more
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