<p>Many posters are noting – understandably – that good homework habits undergird good grades on tests and papers. But there are some kids who routinely get full credit for each homework assignment, and routinely get Cs on tests and papers. This will produce Bs on the report card in HS, but is a more likely predictor of Cs (or worse) in college, no? Clearly in that case, whatever good the homework is doing to prepare the kid for the major assessments, it’s only going so far; the kid has trouble performing on the major assessments.</p>
<p>If you have another kid who studies well enough to get Bs on major assessments, but with HS grades that are dragged down a bit by forgetting to hand in homework, that kid’s grades might actually be better in a situation (college) where studying matters as preparation for the exam, period. Of course, when you are not organized enough to hand in your homework, doesn’t that bode ill in college for other reasons – time management and executive function being central to one’s success in college?</p>