One Word: Change

I would love to see the change from petty homework assignments to homework that actually challenges me mentally. Kids cheat on their homework and other things because they do not want to take the little time out of their busy day to do it. No one is challenged by little worksheets or lameo assignments so they do not do them until the next day. And if they do not end up getting it done before the due date, they end up copying someone else's homework. The copying lends to students not actually learning the material and they end up forced to cram a day or two before a test. And if a student does not study for the test, they end up cheating on tests. It all stems from A) the laziness of students and B) the pettiness of the homework assignments they are given. If given the choice between playing video games, watching Glee, watching Kentucky play basketball, or doing their lame homework, almost all students are going to spend their time doing on of three besides homework. Students play video games because they find a challenge in doing so and are rewarded by gaining a level/beating the game. Students watch Glee because they would rather try to sing like Lea Michele then do an activity that takes 5 minutes to do. Students would rather watch the Kentucky game because there is always an element of surprise in the outcome; Kentucky might actually lose. The biggest change in Henry Clay need to be eliminating homework assignments that are boring, easy, and take very little time. With that one change, many of Henry Clay's troubles will be solved.