From: blockedofcourse@foo.invalid   
      
   On 11/30/2025 10:30 AM, legg wrote:   
   > Notice that there are fewer (none?) homework problems   
   > showing up here . . . . probably thanks to some kind of   
   > chat engine. Easier than a search engine?   
      
   Homework shouldn't be "graded".  Rather, it should be *reviewed*   
   to show the student where their mistakes are and used to keep   
   track of which students may be struggling.   
      
   Being "optional" (not counting towards your final grade) means   
   there is less incentive to "get the right answer at all costs"   
   (i.e., cheating in some form or another).  You'd want to do the   
   homework to familiarize yourself with the subject and techniques   
   to a level of confidence that YOU define.   
      
   Instead, frequent tests should VERIFY the students grasp of   
   the PAST material -- the frequency of which determined by   
   the nature of the material.  Knowing that there will be no one   
   to help you with the tests makes your need to understand the   
   material more real.   
      
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