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Well, we are starting a new year, I say we because I am including all of my students also. It always seems that we forget that the students are an integral part of the class and will ultimately determine if the class goes well or not. I have told my students repeatedly that I am replaceable. The teacher matters little in their education. One student will achieve an A and another in the same class will get an F. Therefore, it is not the teahcer that determines how well the student does, but rather the student themselves. Now this is not to say that the teacher has no role, but rather it is their job to motivate and pique interest in the subject matter. That said, I am really going to push responsibility on the students. I believe that this is the most important thing to learn as a high school student. I am not accepting late papers, I am accepting all papers. I truely believe that it is the student's responsibility to do every meaningful assignment that I assign. Therefore, I am not taking any excuses, all assignments will be done, either on time, or at the end of the year, albeit with some points off. I think school and society have become to complacent in accepting failure, or the lack of effort. Hopefully this will not happen in my class.