Death, death in the family is common among us today at unattended events and invitations. A death in the family can be a huge setback for students, especially. This affects the emotional state, educational state, and most importantly, the motivational state of a student. Look around you, the students are full of motivation and ambition. Receiving news of a death in the family can change everything; change so much that a student may withdraw. This is a big deal here instructors, when a student expresses this to you, please give them time and space, but stay in touch to make sure the student stays on track. Finally a reason for the grace period to be etched into the curriculum, many people work and attend college as we see, sometimes we are unaware that our work schedules change and certain things are required of us to keep our jobs. But you have to keep it because it is essential. Some jobs require their employees to stay late if required tasks are not completed. This causes a student to be late or miss class. The question comes up more often between work and school and college.