I am a chef instructor who has reached an impass with my students and their responsibility in reading their assignments. I have tried to give homework that would make them read the required material, only to have students complain about the homework. When I explained that the test results for this course have been a concern and the best way for them to process information they have read is to write a short paper about it, well you would have thought that I asked them to swim the English Channel in Winter. I have also looked at the exams and developed new exams and though their are some questions that could be construed as a little far and wide of the subject; overall the contact is correct accurate and all covered in the chapters assigned. I have also appealed to the students telling them that the content is very detailed and though we go over content in class using power point presentations, lectures and demonstrations they still need to read assigned chapters in order to pass the tests. Please if any one has any thoughts or ideas, I am all ears. Phil