If you do run out of time, just let your teacher know the details. Louise: Also try and keep an eye on how long you are spending on homework and don't stress about it. Make sure it's neat and put your name and date on there. Inel: Make sure you hand in your homework on time. It's not gonna fly! Be authentic, put your own work into the world. Is why I had to stop' and the amount of time you spent on it. Louise: Yeah, I suppose if you do run out of time, maybe just leave your teacher a note at the end of the work just saying 'listen this If they say spend half an hour on it, spend half an hour on it. Teachers don't want you to spend your whole evening on a piece of homework. I was thinking as well with teachers, they also want you to be neat and include the date and your name on your homework. So if you do struggle with that, that is something you can check out. Louise: And actually, we've done a whole other video devoted totally to time management. Lenny: Teachers want you to hand your work in on time so they can see where you're up to and what you need help with.

You won't learn anything and, secondly, when it comes to exams and tests, you might struggle. You can always ask for help if you need help, but don't copy someone else's work because that defeats whole purpose of doing homework in the first place. Louise: And you know, I suppose as a comedian, it's like if someone copied my joke that I've written, I'd be so unhappy about it, and it's the same with homework, just use your own words. Lenny: Well, our expert says teachers want to know what you know, not what other people know. Inel: Oh, Yusef, that is the million dollar question my bro! My question is: what do teachers expect for me when we do our homework?

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