Making the grade
Why not grade homework?
Benefit Families
Homework that is open-ended and lacks rigidity benefits the whole family. Graded homework increases stress for students as well as their caregivers.
Make a Swap
Instead of grading homework, let the students grade themselves with a self-assessment. This can be a brief fill-in-the-blank for shorter assignments and longer for bigger projects. Self-assessing helps students practice metacognition
Promote Equity
Grading homework can further drive academic inequity between students who receive much help at home from family, and those who receive little or none.