EDU101HomeworkPledge

Take a piece of paper and fold it into 3 parts (your choice hamburger style or hotdog style). The paper can be lined, unlined, ripped from a spiral. . . it's just a little note to yourself.

Label the first section "The purpose of homework is:" Label the second section "I promise to all my future students that I will never give homework that:" Label the third section "As a future teacher, I will do my best to give homework that:"

Think back on the homework that you've received in your K-12 experience, at college, and in this class. Based on your experiences, start making bulleted lists in each of the three categories.

Throughout the quarter, keep improving this list. Feel free to modify, delete, add to the list. New experiences or new memories of old homework experiences will come to you. Reflect on them. What did you learn, how can you apply it to your teaching?

Check out this article on [|encouraging challenging students to turn in homework]. Does this give you any ideas for things to add or change on any of your lists?