Chapter 6: Motivation and Boredom

In chapter six, one of the areas that stood out that we have been discussing throughout our practicum experience was whether or not to give homework, and if it's given, how much should it be worth in their final grade. On page 114, there was a chart that discussed different ways to make homework matter to the students. The most interesting point stated that teachers should still give points when the students do their homework regardless of whether the work is correct or not.

I chose this section because homework and grading policies are topics we have been discussing in great detail since the beginning of the term. In theory, I think that this is a great idea because it rewards the students for sitting down and working through the problem sets given. However, this kind of policy could make students want to not care and slack off. As long as it is apparent that the students are putting time and effort into their work, full credit for work being turned in is great.