My question involves trying to be empathic and creative in retaining students who are faced with unexpected challenges (like illness, outside difficulties, or learning disabilities). In these cases, I feel like the best thing for the students would be to slow down, but attendnace/MTF requirements out of my control make that impossible or impractical. I usually work with them to focus on their goals and what graduating would mean to them in the long term, but I'd love to hear how others have solved this problem.
