The “I Don’t Care” Wall

Your homework sits in your backpack. You know it is going to take a good deal of work. If it doesn’t get done you can expect to get a D-. But you say to yourself, “who cares if I get a D-, I don’t feel like doing it now.” Your parents say “don’t you have homework?” “Yeah, whatever,” you respond. You’re stuck on a math problem. The teacher is there at the desk willing to answer any questions, but you stick in some numbers that you know are not right and daydream the rest of the class period...