Comments on: 13 Smart Ways to Eliminate No Name Papers

By: Darlene Govin

Darlene Govin — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:45:54 +0000

I say to my students:
The first thing we do is always the same,
We pick up our pencil and write our name.

Also, I have a paper passer who collects the papers and checks to make sure their names are on them. If their names is not there, she asks kindly for their name.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 11:37:21 +0000

Another idea: Have two trays for students to return their papers. One tray is labeled “Name” and the other tray is labeled “No Name.” They’ll think twice before handing in their paper!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 16:30:59 +0000

I have tried many of these, but there are a few new ones I’ll try. When I am able to identify a no-name paper students have to write their name a certain number of times in multiples of 10. I keep a record of this. It eliminates the problem eventually,

By: Jo

Jo — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 15:04:31 +0000

In reply to Mary. Amen! Well said

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 15:00:31 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. Thank you for your enlightening comment! It does help to explain why some kids seem to struggle so terribly with this issue. Makes it easier for those of us teachers who have special ed kids find a better way and less punitive. I am sure these children want to remember - but just struggle with it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 14:53:37 +0000

In reply to Anonymous.

Obviously, you’ve never taught special ed or been the parent of a child with learning disabilities……

By: TP

TP — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 15:03:09 +0000

For tests, where having names on things matters most, I print out a sheet of return address labels with every student’s name … using a template, this label sheet requires about 15 minutes to set up ONCE in August. Every time I give a test, I print up a label sheet and tape it to the board in the front of the room. While we’re preparing for the test, students come to the board, pull their own name from the sticker sheet, and put it on their test. This bit of movement is good for high school students. I have a printed, legible name on every test. After the test, I am left with a sticker sheet bearing the names of the students who didn’t take the test (which matters, since I teach about 150 students at any given time).

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 16:45:58 +0000

This year I tried highlighting the name and it has made a world of difference for me. I rarely get no-name papers anymore.

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 16:00:12 +0000

Taking off points or throwing away no name papers is completely unfair to ADD children and skews grades. Grades should reflect mastery of the standards, not whether or not a child remembers to put a name on a paper. With so many other options for reminding students, why would you take away the credit for the hard work the child has done? My son has ADD and has a teacher that highlights names and teachers that throw away no name work. In one class he had a 49% average because of no name work. He is a gifted child and in all advanced classes, but was failing miserably because he forgets his name…and guess what…getting zeroes did NOT help him remember his name next time. He isn’t skipping his name out of laziness. He is forgetting it because of a diagnosed condition where his brain has difficulty focusing on one thing at a time!! Would we take points away from a child with no arms for not raising his hand to speak? NO! We would find a way to accommodate his needs. We need to stop being so punative and set up our classrooms to mirror caring communities where we look out for each other. It isn’t difficult to adopt one of the many procedures in this article that support, instead of punish.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 14:35:47 +0000

I have a “hoozit” (who does it belong to, drawn with owl eyes) place on my board where I pin no-name papers. I like the circle your name with green, yellow, or red. Going to use this when school starts back.