This chapter gave me a lot to think about. The things that I agreed with the most were that we shouldn’t be giving grades to homework, and homework should be used judiciously and with purpose. If I graded homework at all it would be a point or two to record that they actually did it. Middle or high school students that are not required by a grade to do homework are probably not going to do it because being with their friends will be more exciting than doing math problems or a science worksheet. They don’t have the ability to see beyond the moment and comprehend that if they do the homework they will get better grades on the assessments that are graded. I disagree with the idea that extra credit and bonus points are a bad idea. Everyone can have a bad day. Not every assessment is an accurate portrayal of what a student has learned. Bonus points and extra credit questions can fill that gap and generally fosters good will. Extra credit work can take the place of a poorly done assessment by allowing the student to show mastery of the material in a different way. However it should apply directly to the material that got the bad grade in the first place.
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