I would tell each of the students that they can make up ALL of their late assignments by taking the test (chapter test, unit test, whatever). And the score on the test would be used for each of the back assignments and quizzes leading up to the evaluation. Oh, and there would be a choice of three periods (days) that they would have to make it up. Otherwise it would be a zero (along with the other work of course). 20 years of teaching tells me that the students who are clueless will fail - the teacher only has one thing to grade (yeah) and the student is released from the self-created pressure OR the student will pass because he/she already knows the material but has played these games in the past.. and obviously didn't learn the 'intended lesson'. Long and short, I have one paper to grade, the student thinks they one upped me (until they get the grade) and administration is happy that the matter has been settled.
Use teaching time to teach the willing while giving the others a chance to reform.
I love it.
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