Getting my students to do homework this past school year was tough. They didn’t see the value in it, and honestly, why would they? They could plug the question into AI, get the answer in seconds, and move on. By the end of the year, it got so bad in one class that some days I stopped really checking homework altogether and just gave a completion grade.

The end of the year always brings about a time of reflection. Reflection on what the future holds and on what the past year brought. Before I completely check out for the summer and start planning, I wanted to look back and celebrate both the successes and the struggles of the past year, while also looking ahead to classroom strategies for next year.