DR>  > to near-retarded...and the teacher assigns some amount
DR>  > far beyond the number the top kids need in the hope
DR>  > (usually misplaced) that the bottom kid in the class
DR>  > will get it.
DR> 
DR> When I was teaching Math, I always had the kids work about 5 problems 
DR> and 
DR> then show them to me. If they "got" the concept, they did the rest of 
DR> the 
DR> problems. Those that didn't got special help, then redid the problems 
    That's _impossible_ with "homework"...the teacher isn't at the kid's home 
to tutor kids needing help.
    Emphasis on homework, rather than on in-class tutoring of the kind you 
did, makes success in math impossible for many kids.  (Particularly for the 
kid who comes to the course with a weak background from not learning prior 
course material in earlier years.)
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