many today do not realize the amout of money they are borrowing to get the education and how long it will take to pay back. The call mom for more money and then blow it on junk. The also tend to memeorize patterns and not the material. If i give them schematic they memorize it and then if i draw it in reverse on the last week of class the cannot differentiat the components many identify the components as they were not what they do and how they work and follow the flow.
Many students do not tend to take attendance seriously they fell we are going to review the material soome time so they do not tkae notes or listen as much as before.