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Stop assigning homework. Instead, all meaningful work is done in class, where the teacher can monitor progress and give feedback as needed.

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Include students in setting deadlines. When it comes to major assignments, have students help you determine due dates.

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Make homework optional or self-selected. Not all students need the same amount of practice.

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Some teachers accept all late work with no penalty.

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Rather than choosing a single deadline for an assignment, some teachers assign a range of dates for students to submit work. This flexibility allows students to plan their work around other life activities and responsibilities.

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Most extension requests ask students to explain why they were unable to complete the assignment on time.

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Quite a few teachers require students to submit a written request for a deadline extension rather than taking points off.

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Having students submit their requests via Google Forms reduces the need for paper and routes all requests to a single spreadsheet, which makes it easier for teachers to keep track of work that is late or needs to be regraded.

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Some digital platforms, like Google Classroom, allow students to “submit” assignments while they are still working on them.

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Experiment with different systems, talk to your colleagues, and be willing to try something new until you find something that works for you.

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Some teachers offer passes students can use to replace a missed assignment.

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Homework passes can usually only recover 5 to 10 percent of a student’s overall course grade.

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In a lot of schools, especially those that use standards-based grading, a student’s grade on an assignment is a pure representation of their academic mastery; it does not reflect compliance in any way.

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Penalties: The thinking behind this is that without some sort of negative consequence, too many students would wait until the end of the marking period to turn work in, or in some cases, not turn it in at all.

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1. Point Deductions - Some teachers will take off a certain number of points per day until they reach a cutoff date after which the work will no longer be accepted. Others have a standard amount that comes off for any late work (like 10 percent), regardless of when it is turned in.

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2. Parent Contact - Some teachers keep track of late work and contact parents if it is not turned in.

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3. No Feedback, No Re-Dos - Several teachers mentioned that their policy is to accept late work for full credit, but only students who submit work on time will receive feedback or the chance to re-do it for a higher grade.