Giving homework on the first day of class is not okay. We're just settling in to a new semester, trying to get used to having work to do again instead of constant free time, we want a couple days to adjust. Not only that, but textbooks are expensive, so many of us don't buy them ahead of time. We want to be completely sure about what books the teacher is actually going to use, and if we're personally going to actually use them. Yes, some of us don't get all the textbooks you tell us to, because some of us would never read them anyways.
Once this process of learning which ones we truly need is complete, many of us like to look around a bit. Some people do extensive research, some quickly check just Amazon and the school's own bookstore. Sure a few people just buy it from the school's bookstore without a second thought, but some of us want to save a little money since they're so overpriced. If we end up wanting them from somewhere besides the school store, we likely need time for it to be shipped to us. This means doing homework problems from the book on the first day of classes is a huge issue. It can mean forcing us to spend tons of extra money to buy them right from the school, just to do one silly little homework assignment.
So seriously, wait until at least the second class to assign some homework.
-SF
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