Put a Time Limit on Homework
Going over it, that is. Homework shouldn't take longer than 10 minutes - especially if you're like me and let the students go up and put their answers on the board(s) at random. That takes the place of a Warm-Up, in my opinion. Randomness also means all students get a turn, at some point.
Now, there will be times when homework will not take long to go over (yay!) or longer (not necessarily boo).
For example: Today it took almost half an hour for me to go over the homework. Most of my students were having trouble graphing and analyzing their answers, so the longevity of the homework had a sound basis.
If only one or two students didn't understand, however, then that's when I say they need to see me after school.
Again, it's a "know your students and their abilities" way of thinking.
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