Imagine that you are a biology teacher. devon, a high-school junior, seems bright and articulate, but he is failing your class. you examine his cumulative file and find that, until last year, he has been an average to above-average student. at that point, however, his grades started to slide. in subsequent conversations devon admits that he is discouraged. he says that he is trying, but he just does not know how to improve. based on what you have learned in this module, explain one possible reason for this academic change. as a teacher, how can you devon improve academically? what can you do to motivate and engage devon? print friendly, pdf & email