Retake question

[Anonymous]

My son is in 9th grade in Fairfax County. He is currently taking Geometry Honors. In this class, there is 1 retake day at the end of the quarter. Retakes occur during class. He informed me last night that if he works quickly, he might be able to get more than one retake done, as he has at least two summatives that he would like to re take. I told him not to rush, and to try to do one retake well. This got me thinking… is this system in alignment with the county policy on retakes? It seems that it isn’t allowing students a true retake on all summatives. I am considering reaching out to the teacher.

[Anonymous]

Each teacher can do it their own way.

[Anonymous]

Only time there should be retake is when the whole class does bad in a test. They should only be able to do
Test corrections and only 1/2 giving per question.

[Anonymous]

MATH test so long to grade, is not like they will take it on Schoology where it will be already graded.

[Anonymous]

My DS is in Algebra 2 HN this year and they also do quarterly retakes. To me it’s not ideal but it’s what is offered so we go with it. It is a chance for them to do better. My guess is it got too crazy with different students needling retakes for different tests at different times and too time consuming for the teacher. This is a way to streamline the process.

The best thing, however, is to make sure your child doesn’t need a retake in the first place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only time there should be retake is when the whole class does bad in a test. They should only be able to do
Test corrections and only 1/2 giving per question.

That is not FCPS policy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only time there should be retake is when the whole class does bad in a test. They should only be able to do
Test corrections and only 1/2 giving per question.

That is not FCPS policy

+1

[Anonymous]

Yes it aligns. Our geometry class uses the quarterly exam as the retake. It’s a second chance.

[Anonymous]

The math department in each cohort (ie honors geometry teachers) chooses at the beginning of the year so it likely is a team decision that will not change this year. Also read the syllabus- it should be in there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only time there should be retake is when the whole class does bad in a test. They should only be able to do
Test corrections and only 1/2 giving per question.

That is not FCPS policy

+1

They don't need THAT MANY RETAKES. To busy TIKTOK dancing to study for the test...

[Anonymous]

OP, you are correct that students are supposed to be able to retake any assessment on which they scored below a 90%. Limiting the students to cramming retakes in to one day also limits their opportunity to retake whatever assessment they need. I would reach out to the teacher first and just ask what the plan is for students who do not complete the retakes during that retake day. She may tell you that they can finish during advisory or something. If she tells you it all has to be done in 90 minutes or else it can't be done, then go up the chain. Any deviation from the grading and reporting guidelines has to be approved by the county. Perhaps they got it approved. Perhaps they didn't. But there should be consistency and the point of the policy is to make sure all students have the same opportunities. HOW they get those opportunities can vary from school to school but not the actual ability to retake any assessment they need to. They cannot deviate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you are correct that students are supposed to be able to retake any assessment on which they scored below a 90%. Limiting the students to cramming retakes in to one day also limits their opportunity to retake whatever assessment they need. I would reach out to the teacher first and just ask what the plan is for students who do not complete the retakes during that retake day. She may tell you that they can finish during advisory or something. If she tells you it all has to be done in 90 minutes or else it can't be done, then go up the chain. Any deviation from the grading and reporting guidelines has to be approved by the county. Perhaps they got it approved. Perhaps they didn't. But there should be consistency and the point of the policy is to make sure all students have the same opportunities. HOW they get those opportunities can vary from school to school but not the actual ability to retake any assessment they need to. They cannot deviate.

You’ll risk antagonizing the teacher and making for a very awkward year over this…when they do some sort of retake already. To me this is not worth it. How about your child sucks it up, does better on initial assessments and does the retake like everyone else on the retake day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you are correct that students are supposed to be able to retake any assessment on which they scored below a 90%. Limiting the students to cramming retakes in to one day also limits their opportunity to retake whatever assessment they need. I would reach out to the teacher first and just ask what the plan is for students who do not complete the retakes during that retake day. She may tell you that they can finish during advisory or something. If she tells you it all has to be done in 90 minutes or else it can't be done, then go up the chain. Any deviation from the grading and reporting guidelines has to be approved by the county. Perhaps they got it approved. Perhaps they didn't. But there should be consistency and the point of the policy is to make sure all students have the same opportunities. HOW they get those opportunities can vary from school to school but not the actual ability to retake any assessment they need to. They cannot deviate.

You’ll risk antagonizing the teacher and making for a very awkward year over this…when they do some sort of retake already. To me this is not worth it. How about your child sucks it up, does better on initial assessments and does the retake like everyone else on the retake day?

You didn't really mean your first sentence, your heart desperately wanted to tell someone else their kid sucks and should try harder. Lame.

Retakes are allowed, it's County policy. Having them crammed to a single day is a stupid way to do it, and is meant to curtail the retakes and limit the work on the teacher. Why not write "The teacher shouldn't be lazy and should do their job, teach better, and fairly offer re-takes"?

The OP absolutely should inquire about this. As others have said check the syllabus, and even if it is listed that way the OP should politely talk to the teacher and then escalate if they deem the answer/s provided to not align to best educational outcomes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you are correct that students are supposed to be able to retake any assessment on which they scored below a 90%. Limiting the students to cramming retakes in to one day also limits their opportunity to retake whatever assessment they need. I would reach out to the teacher first and just ask what the plan is for students who do not complete the retakes during that retake day. She may tell you that they can finish during advisory or something. If she tells you it all has to be done in 90 minutes or else it can't be done, then go up the chain. Any deviation from the grading and reporting guidelines has to be approved by the county. Perhaps they got it approved. Perhaps they didn't. But there should be consistency and the point of the policy is to make sure all students have the same opportunities. HOW they get those opportunities can vary from school to school but not the actual ability to retake any assessment they need to. They cannot deviate.

You’ll risk antagonizing the teacher and making for a very awkward year over this…when they do some sort of retake already. To me this is not worth it. How about your child sucks it up, does better on initial assessments and does the retake like everyone else on the retake day?

You didn't really mean your first sentence, your heart desperately wanted to tell someone else their kid sucks and should try harder. Lame.

Retakes are allowed, it's County policy. Having them crammed to a single day is a stupid way to do it, and is meant to curtail the retakes and limit the work on the teacher. Why not write "The teacher shouldn't be lazy and should do their job, teach better, and fairly offer re-takes"?

The OP absolutely should inquire about this. As others have said check the syllabus, and even if it is listed that way the OP should politely talk to the teacher and then escalate if they deem the answer/s provided to not align to best educational outcomes.

I see this as a good thing. The way our teacher does it is she has smaller sections on one retake test. Each section corresponds to one of the prior units. So you don’t have to do a full retake for each test. She raises your grade if you do well on each section. I like it and it’s less time consuming for all and it’s offered in class. YMMV.

[Anonymous]

This doesn’t seem like enough time to re-take 2 different unit tests from the quarter in the same subject.