Getting my students to do homework is like pulling teeth. I would prefer to have students read for homework and do activities in class, but there are not enough books for each student so they cannot take them out of the room. When I assign homework, it is usually a short writing assignment. Even though there are consequences to no doing their homework, at least 30 % of the class does not do it. I find myself in the role of the office manager, asking for completed assignments and making lists over and over again of those who have not turned them in.
This has been by far the must frustrating part of teaching. Students never seem to get their assignments turned in on time and generally are far from remourseful about it. Between students being absent and just not doing work, I find myself waiting sometimes a week before all students have returned their work. Marzano's chapter 5 mentions that there have to be certain expectations for homework, and I do not think I am assigning much, but despite getting into trouble for not having their work done, they do not seem interested in finishing it.
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