I had an English teacher in High School who had a remedy for not turning in homework assignments.
No homework — no makeup — double 0 for that assignment.
He said that turning in an assignment with a 0 score deserved more credit than not doing the assignment at all.
Worked fairly well as far as I know.
“He said that turning in an assignment with a 0 score deserved more credit than not doing the assignment at all.”
That is very true, except for one thing. Sometimes the kids turn in assignments that they just scribble down any answers thinking they will get a “completion” grade. That actually irritates me more than them not turning in an assignment because they are being deceptive and making a joke out of the work. I usually mark those papers (I use RED ink by the way ;0) ) and put a big fat 0/F at the top and require them to take it home and get their parents signature. Let them explain to their parents why they put Britney Spears as the answer to several questions. That usually stops them in their tracks. For the most part, I have great students who try really hard...just get a bad egg every now and then.