🚀 go-pugleaf

The reasons for assigning homework are different for each teacher and
also different for the occasion.  We have to ask ourselves why we are
assigning the homework: to improve their grades? to give them the
experience of trying the problems later to reinforce the class
objectives? and if we "grade" the homework, are we using our "grading"
system like a weapon or threat to force them to do their homework, or are
we merely giving them a grade for feedback on their performance.  If it
is feedback, which I think grades are really for, then there are other
alternatives for feedback.  Sometimes I have them exchange papers and we
"grade" the homework. Once corrected, the job is really done, isn't it?
Oh yes, there is the business of points and grades into the gradebook,
but did they learn how to do the problem and did they learn the concept?
If their grades are low from previous poor performance and they did their
homework correctly, I can be persuaded to enter that homework into the
gradebook.  I want to give them their best possible grade but I do not
want grades to interfer with learning.
gheri