WOW! Accounting! It's probably easier for me to keep my students motivated because of the nature of our course material. It's all about food and most people love that! My students are flooded with reading material and I know for a fact they do not always take on the required reading. A great percentage of my students have just graduated from high school and can't believe they have to do more reading, especially in a culinary situation. They just want to cook! I review the material in a fun manner during class each day and test the students on what we talked about the day before. I think the retention is getting better as long as you keep the material light and somewhat entertaining.