On a related point, the stress and fear of being wrong and of not succeeding appears to be increasing among all new college students.48 Pedagogical scholar Rebecca Cox makes a convincing argument that fear of not succeeding academically and of not really “belonging” in college manifests in some of the student behavior that professors find most exasperating, such as not seeking faculty assistance, not reading the syllabus, and waiting until the last minute to begin assignments.49
I see this even at the day to day class level.
