A student's dreams are what motivates them to strive for success and knowledge and become interested in assignments. If a student is interested and engaged, they will put more effort and time into those assignments, ultimately getting more out of them. Incorporating their dreams into different assignments is what I will strive to accomplish. ... Writing is the perfect avenue for this. I would give prompts that allow the students to incorporate their dreams into their writing, all the while relating it to the assignment, reading, and unit. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

You see which book is appointed for the assignment and realize it is an easy read. ... Before you know it, the assignment is due next week and you have not even started the first chapter. ... In a 2011 article in The New York Times, David Brooks talks about this error by writing, "Planning fallacy is failing to think realistically about where you fit in the distribution of people like you. ... Instead, the student will overestimate the time available to do the analysis and, once again, be rushed in completing the assignment before its deadline. ... It is an effect that most people do not take...

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