I cannot tell you how many times I have had students ask me questions like: where is the gradebook, which assignment is due this week. which assignments am I missing. These questions are acceptable in week one, but by week 4 of a 5 week course they are not acceptable to ask, it shows that the student has not explored their virtual environment which is a necessary step for course completion. We must make students take responsibility for their own learning and make them realize this is not grade school, and who said earning a college degree is easy?