a lack of engagement with the material seems to be at the root of the problem. To their credit, Professor Hill and Professor Robles both think hard about how to motivate their students, yet they make the common—and often flawed—assumption that their students would be motivated in much the same ways that they themselves were as students. When their students are not similarly motivated, the instructors conclude that they are apathetic or lazy. However, a closer examination of these instructors’ approaches