Ask James: How do I deal with an unhelpful classmate that doesn’t do any work?

Dear James,

How do I  deal with an unhelpful classmate that doesn’t do any work and makes you do it all?

– Frustrated Partner.

Dear Frustrated: I think everyone under the sun has had this problem. So here are some ways to help the situation. If you aren’t really worried about them then simply asked the teacher can you work alone or if you can do it with someone else because of your unhelpful classmate. But before you do that-remember that it could possibly affect their grade, so I would also talk to the classmate and ask them to chip in and if they are still unresponsive then go ahead and tell the teacher because this is still your grade. But at the end of the day remember that you have to worry about yourself before anyone else.

-James