Not sure who needs to hear this, but stop taking off points for late assignments. It’s not helping students learn responsibility, and it’s not making your job easier. It’s only making your class inequitable.

Thanks for the dialogue everyone! I’ve said all I need to say here, so I’m going to stop replying to people on this thread. Feel free to DM me if you want to talk more about this. Have a great week!

And while you’re here, my late colleague, Mr. Andrew Peterson, is helping students pursuing teaching to pay for college through his memorial scholarship. If you can, please donate in his memory. https://www.foundationforlps.org/andrew-peterson-scholarship/donate.html