# Helping students with their homework

**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/helping-students-with-their-homework/17745
**Category:** Site Feedback
**Created:** [February 11, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/helping-students-with-their-homework/17745 "2020-02-11T18:06:55Z")
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### Author: ![jeremydouglass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jeremydouglass/32/20_2.png) [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/helping-students-with-their-homework/17745/33 "2020-03-27T19:08:13Z")

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Okay, I hoped a couple tiebreaker voters would wander in, but it looks like we are stuck at 50%, so let’s go ahead with the template linking to an FAQ entry, which 11/14 liked.

A post template that looks like this:

```auto
<!-- Tips:
Format your code with </>
Homework policy: https://discourse.processing.org/t/faq-guidelines/5#homework
Asking Questions: https://discourse.processing.org/t/guidelines-asking-questions/2147
-->

```

Has been added for these categories:

- Processing (and most subcategories)
- Processing for Android
- Processing.py
- Processing for Pi
- p5.js (and most subcategories)

Note that this will only appear when creating a new topic in one of those categories – not when replying. It has to be added to each category manually - it doesn’t cascade down – so we have copy-pasted it in ~20 different places, and will need to do that again when we want to update it.

Here is the draft Homework section language on the FAQ:

[https://discourse.processing.org/t/faq-guidelines/5#homework](https://discourse.processing.org/t/faq-guidelines/5#homework)

> ## [Homework Policy](#homework)
> 
> Homework questions are welcome here. Teachers from around the world encourage their students to use this forum, and some of our regulars discuss teaching with Processing.
> 
> Our goal is to give you starting points and to help you break down problems and learn how to solve them for yourself – not to do your homework for you!
> 
> - Homework questions should be identified as homework.
> - Do not ask for complete code solutions.
> - Do not offer complete code solutions.
> - Students are responsible for following the policies of their school, class, and instructor. Post as if your instructor is reading.
> - If you only want general advice (NO code), please say so explicitly.
> - Do not attempt to receive help and then hide it by deleting. Posts with answers belong to the community, and will not be taken down. Deleted posts will be restored.
> 
> For an overview of how to ask great questions that get the best help, see: [Guidelines—Asking Questions](https://discourse.processing.org/t/guidelines-tips-on-asking-questions/2147).
> 
> If you are an instructor with concerns about student posts or answers, please flag them and contact our site administrators.

See what you think. All suggestions welcome.

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