I thought Hassinoff brought up a lot of interesting points, especially in the results of her experiment with getting rid of late penalties in her classes. Personally, I struggle with procrastination and enforced deadlines one of the main reasons I’m able to stay on top of my work, so I think the option of having a contract for enforceable deadlines would be great for someone like me. However, I see many of my friends struggling to meet deadlines and prioritizing their homework over their mental health so that they aren’t penalized for being late. When there’s late penalties and grades, students usually work to get a high grade or avoid penalties rather than for the actual learning goals of the assignment, so I can see how removing those motivators could make what some one takes away from their assignments more valuable. Leaving whether or not a student is penalized for late assignments up to their own discretion and knowledge of themselves may serve to accommodate each person’s individual learning needs better and relieve stress.