Thank you for your feedback. I am trying to work out this issue with possibly a jeopardy game at the start of each class on last classes material for minimal extra credit points. The problem is our college's attendance policy is if you are not in class for 14 consecutive days that you may be dismissed. Additionally, we are not able to "grade" based on attendance. I will be trying my game idea at the start of our next quarter which begins in two weeks. Ilene

I am curious of some strategies to get students to show up on time. I teach 8:00am classes and I find, even though they registered themselves for the morning class, it is "too early" for them to be prompt. They often come in thirty minutes late. I have tried encouragement or not providing them with the notes for the day but it does not seem to be effective.

I am wonder how to go about regaining respect/authority once it begins to slip in the classroom.