Man…by your standards…no one is held accountable for anything. That’s not how the world works…we’re here to teach them accountability, how to follow rules and that there are consequences for their actions. Homework does just that! These aren’t babies you’re dealing with – these are smart and savvy kids. Treat them as such.

I wish you would elaborate more on Quality and Procedures.

I’ll never forget a paper my daughter did in 1st grade. She had a question “why do astronaughts float in space?” She answered with “Astronaughts float in space because there is no gravity in space.” I was happy with it so signed off on it and put it in her bag. Got it back the next day with a giant red sharpie X on it and a 0 points next to it. Never did figure out why other than she said it “wasn’t the answer in the teachers manual. My daughter was so discouraged because she was so proud of that paper and thought she got most of them right. It was full of X marks because she didn’t elaborate or get the answer she was looking for despite them being correct. The following year her teacher had a system with a rubric and it went phenomenally better. Last year not so much. Now we are homeschooling. I came across this looking for a decent way to keep grades for a 4th grader but not be so stringent. She wants into a program that requires us to submit grades.

I seee your point. I have the same question. In my school, 60% are grades of work done in class, 20% is homework and materials, and assessment is 20%.

thats pretty neat

Oh, yes, this is its own challenge. I came up with a way to grade writing much more quickly by using a checklist instead of a rubric. Saves tons of time on writing comments, too. Here’s the details: https://teach4theheart.com/simple-way-grade-writing-quickly/