i think its more lack of caring than anything haha. at my school, at least, a good part of the grades comes from participation and other stuff...tests are only a small part of it. so even if its boring, i'd honestly say try to participate more, even if your answers are wrong and you know it...and the hw part...yeah i know exactly what you mean. but if you wait and put t off, try and do like a rushed-hw-essay sort of thing in the morning or during a class where you don't do anything. it's apparently more the adrenaline that gets it done, and you forget how boring it is since all you care about is getting it done, ya know? so you get more credit in the hw part, more credit in participation, and you just need to pay attention in class you you won't need to study and can bs the test but still kind of know what youre talking about :)