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Syndi Carlson has been using this Zero Papers system for dealing with missing work in her Hemet, Calif., middle school language arts classes for 10 years.
When a student has a missing assignment, the student writes the usual heading on a blank sheet of paper. In addition to the heading, he writes the name of the assignment, the date Carlson collected it, a phone number where a parent can be reached, and the reason the assignment was not completed. Carlson calls these Zero Papers. Continue reading →