Recently I've moved to another university and next semester I will have my first class there. The problem is that I don't know the level of the students that will be attending my class. Of course, I've asked other faculty members, but I'm afraid that their previous performance might not be indica...

After teaching mathematics for a year, where in each class I had opportunities for my students to earn extra credit, I am reflecting on whether this has any value. The reason why I am questioning this is that most of the students that do the extra credit are students that have good study skills,...