I guess I am a little too old-school on this issue. It hits too close to home, literally with my husband and my son as world-class procrastinators. I do prepare a day-to-day calendar for my students (and family) that gives them the class assignments as well as the test dates. They can wait until the last minute to do the work if they chose, but the submission date and time will not change for them. I do require my students to text or call me prior to the start of class if they will be late or absent when an assignment is due and there is a point penalty assessed. If they call/text, the penalty is less than just walking in late or holding an assignment until the next class time. I am here to teach not just my class information, but professional work-world behavior. Procrastinate if you will, but the real-world has consequenses, too. Here, in school, is the time to address those potentially harmful behaviors before their job/career/life depends on it.
