This a problem that I've seen alot, the students that wants to know everything and want's to help on everything. How do you tell the student to be patient and not discourage them?

At my school we run into the problem that a student is in the right place for what he wants to become in life, but after a while (mainly when the program becomes difficult) they tend to loose interest, we try to encourage the student and remind him of why he is there. These are normally talks with the student. Does anyone have more suggestions on how to reach a student and not have to repeat the conversion?

I teach applied electronics at a career college, I've noticed that many students like my classes because they are hands-on. But there's is always a number of students that prefer more theory and I would like some suggestions on how to integrate more theory in a hands-on course.