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I assign students homework at the beginning of the chapter.  I usually
pick a few easy problems and most of the hard ones.  Students are to have
the problem set up even if they can't solve it.  I give credit when I
check problems if a real effort has been made.(meaning diagram- alg
relations - givens- solution tree)  I give credit for the good try as a
way of encouraaging student to try to do the harder problems.  Many times
if they can get the problems set up, they will be able to solve it.  To
chick on problems, i walk around the class and just look at the
solutions.  I usually give 20 pts per chapter with part of that being
points for short notes of the chapter  and solutions of the inchapter
problems as well as the hw solutions. I use homework to boost the grade
by 3 %.  Students are also allowed to use notebooks on most major tests.

Alan Gibson
Rochester Adams HS