This is the first of two episodes talking about how to make math homework more useful and covers a few questions we need to ask ourselves (what do we think the point of homework should be, should it be required, and how should it be graded) and explores the difference between facilitating learning and the memorization of facts or algorithms.

The next episode will walk through the designing of homework that accomplishes these goals.

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