Everything taught in high school, except writing, is trivial, so the homework doesn't really matter. For non-trivial material, I found homework - ie. doing bru

Everything taught in high school, except writing, is trivial, so the homework doesn't really matter. For non-trivial material, I found homework - ie. doing brutally painful difficult work by myself - was the only way I learned anything. Structuring that material in better ways is what separates great teachers from the rest. As a math and science teacher, your focus should be on teaching non-trivial material, not the social ramifications.