🚀 go-pugleaf

Yes, no doubt......5% would benefit us more.  In addition, I really go 
for the idea that homework is the place to "work out the bugs," make 
mistakes and develop an understanding of the work.  I think the grade 
should be primarily for the effort, rather than for the correct 
answer.  Our school district is really working with the site-based 
management idea and I'm wondering how a fledgling like myself could 
get the "ears" to get them to consider changing the percentage for 
Math homework.  Yes, BTW, it is cross-curriculum which means that 
someone didn't think through the subject matter very well.  I will 
mention it to my dept. chair and see what reaction I get.  As he is 
more traditional, I don't hold my breath.  However, I guess I won't 
know till I try.  It certainly is the cause for a student's failure -- 
those zeros at 50% kill you, as you well know.  Plus it encourages the 
teacher to disregard low homeworks and only count "high" (average 
wise) homeworks.......Well, incentives for homework would be a real 
nice thing to have..............let me know.
Currently, I use my cooperative groups as incentive.  If everyone 
brings theirs in, the entire group receives an additional 2 to 5 
points depending on the difficulty and length of the assignment.  I 
would love more.  Thanks


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