Share Give students a set number of late homework passes so they can give themselves extensions and hold themselves accountable for deadlines. with FacebookShare Give students a set number of late homework passes so they can give themselves extensions and hold themselves accountable for deadlines. with Twitter Late passes can be physical or virtual tokens used by students to grant themselves a single-day extension. This strategy also removes "my dog ate my homework" types of excuses. More about this tip Tags Effective Encouragement External Source "Teaching Tips We Wish They'd Told Us Before We Started" by Dan Garcia, Owen Astrachan, Nick Parlante, and Stuart Reges. Other Tips By Other Tips By Stuart Reges Owen Astrachan Nick Parlante Stuart Reges