If you are getting this email, it is because you have a D or an F in this class.
Some of you are working very hard to bring your HW grades up, and this will undoubtedly help.
Many of you, however, are doing nothing that I can see.  Many of you are not showing up regularly to class, do not come to office hours, and repeatedly hand in no homework.

This is a warning.  You may be under the impression that at the end of the semester, one or more of these things will happen:
1.  You will suddenly find not only the time to make up all of your homework, but also a magical understanding of all the concepts that you have missed, without any help from anyone else, and without ever having studied them.
2.  I will then be glad to take all of your old HW assignments in a heap and quickly re-grade and return them to you.
3.  You will (in spite of zero preparation and study) suddenly do amazingly well on your second quiz and final exam, which will rescue your grade.
4.  Or, when none of these comes to pass, I will be overwhelmed with pity, and either give you a C- with a bow on top, or come up with some extra special plan just for you, because I simply can’t bear the thought of you failing.

None of these things is even remotely possible.  I want you to be aware of this NOW, because when you do come to my office at the end of the semester, needing a grade of 205 or above on your final and having 12 hours left before the test, it will then be too late.
The way to bring your grade up is to get in old HW assignments. You need to begin doing this NOW.

I am happy to help during my office hours, or to make an appointment with you if you have class during my office hours.  I really DO want you to pass, but I really CAN’T see how that will happen unless you EARN a passing grade by kicking it into gear.
If you begin working now, there is no reason why any of you should fail this class.  Everyone is still in reach of a passing grade.
Please email me or come by my office with any questions or concerns.
Have a nice weekend,
Mr. Thompson