Many students live their educational lives in negativity which is there like a constant companion. For example, we would not think of telling a cancer patient to "get over it." We are told that we should not expect a person who is suffering from clinical depression to just "get over it." Yet, we find it difficult to endure and motivate students who see the world, not through rose-colored glasses, but foggy grey ones. That is the issue with many students who endure their own negativity. Many students just don't believe that the option is available...