Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Homework How do you grade homework when the students are not turning it in? What are some motivational strategies to encourage students to do homework? Also, how do you deal with parents who irately insist that the teachers are not giving homework when homework is given each day? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) One way to solve this problem would be to not grade homework. Students who do their homework should be rewarded within the classroom, but students who do not do their homework should not be punished, as it is not always their fault, especially with younger elementary students. If there are students who are consistently not doing their homework, the teacher could set up a Breakfast Club or Lunch Bunch, where the students can come to the classroom before school or during lunch to do their homework with the teacher's guidance. Also, to ensure that parents are aware of homework, the teacher should set up a communication system (email, newsletter, agenda, etc.) so that information is clear and concise.