Upon reading Nicole Lemire's Edutopia's post Missing Homework Solutions, I was glad to see that some middle schools are taking a step towards teaching their students that there are consequences for late/missing assignments. Lemire discusses a conference her colleagues attended to help establish a structure for handling missing assignments and making students accountable. Lemire's district found that by making consequences that students could relate to (i.e. enforcing students with missing assignments to attend a study hall during lunch time until all assignments were turned in) helped to make students realize the importance of turning assignments in on-time the first time around.
As a high school teacher, I appreciate this effort coming from a middle school. In my classes, regardless of whether I have freshmen or seniors, I always try to iterate the importance of turning assignments/work in on time. As a class we talk about not only how it can affect a grade, but ultimately, in the work force, we discuss that late/missing tasks could result in a loss of a job.
http://www.edutopia.org/groups/middle-school/33093
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