When is it ok to acknowledge that a student is not successful in a particular course. We give them the information; positive, negative and optional, allow them to make the decision to either stay and fail or move on to another program that they are better equiped. I understand that accomadating students for success is not the same as them being successful but if the instructor can see that the student and the career path are not in line when and who tells the student the truth. Or do we allow them (the student) to spend (or waste) a great amount of time on a path that will not lead them 'where' they want to go. Why can we not give realistic views of the path and if or when the student asks if the instructor (someone doing what the student wants to one day do) thinks they will be success are we to lie? I don't lie I give truth and options to decide.