There are three hidden emotional reasons that students procrastinate on school work: 1) Fear of failure - Students avoid doing their best work early in case they fail and it hurts them. 2) Fear of success - Standing out makes some students uncomfortable so they procrastinate to blend in. 3) Resenting authority - Some students procrastinate as a way to rebel against being told what to do by teachers. The key is to identify which category a student falls into to address the underlying emotional causes of their procrastination.