Why do universities think it's acceptable to assign homework for a grade? Would they like me to do homework or would they like me to learn/study? When I get homework, I don't even try to learn the material because if I did, the homework would not get done and my grade would take a hit. So, instead I just take shortcuts, look up the answers, etc. I can't even commit enough time to my research lab because I need to do homework. I wish I could be more involved in my research lab, but as of now I am only doing as told by the graduate student I'm working under--I want to actually add value/contribute, but nah gotta write papers on racism/slavery/feminism/white man bad/etc.