After all, they say to themselves, why would the teacher have assigned it if this weren't so?
The teacher assigned research papers to be done over the following month.
Teachers assign them when they can't think of any other way to waste your time.
Some teachers will assign a level number instead of a letter grade.
Your teachers assigned homework in every other class, except this one, or so you thought.
I found myself hoping that his teacher didn't assign homework so we could play more today.
Teachers assign recreational reading books for students rather than selecting them together.
When a teacher assigned a book, he'd read another.
In this time the students can work on homework, tests, or whatever the teacher assigns them to.
Teachers assign mathematical exercises to develop the skills of their students.