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My approach may not work for many classes.... but could probably be adapted for several courses. For my class in STUDENT SUCCESS STRATEGIES (called "Becoming A Successful Student), I end the class by asking students to finish the following sentence TEN times - - - "I am becoming a student who... " Students finish the sentence by writing, for example, "...attends every class session of a course." "...understands that I create my grade in classes." "...gets help early in the semester when I'm having problems." "...takes responsibility for putting together a study group in classes that are difficult for me." ...etc... They write this on 3-part NCR paper. They get to keep the bottom copy. I get the top copy (good feedback for me!). The second copy goes into an envelope which they address to themselves. I keep the stack of envelopes and mail them so that they receive them a day or two before the start of the following semester, as a reminder of the skills they developed and commitments to change that they made the prior semester. Dean Mancina, Golden West College, Huntington Beach California [log in to unmask] (I learned this activity from DAVE ELLIS, author of the textbook "Becoming A Master Student," at one of College Survival, Inc.'s regional student success seminars held around the U.S. More information about their seminars and workshops by calling them at 1.800.528.8323.)