Return of Final Exams?

[Anonymous]

DD (MCPS grad) is a senior at an Ivy...she only has 1 final this semester.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD (MCPS grad) is a senior at an Ivy...she only has 1 final this semester.

Not every school is focused on punishing students by creating unnecessary obstacles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard that MCPS is considering bringing back final exams so that students are better prepared for college. My oldest liked not having finals but now says that it would have helped in college. Wondering if it might be starting at some of the high schools?

Going to be hard to put that genie back in the bottle. That will definitely cause grades to fall, which will lead to more failures, less credit earned, less students graduating on time. Don't see it happening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard that MCPS is considering bringing back final exams so that students are better prepared for college. My oldest liked not having finals but now says that it would have helped in college. Wondering if it might be starting at some of the high schools?

Going to be hard to put that genie back in the bottle. That will definitely cause grades to fall, which will lead to more failures, less credit earned, less students graduating on time. Don't see it happening.

Well since they aren't really considering this I wouldn't worry about it. This is just another troll post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard that MCPS is considering bringing back final exams so that students are better prepared for college. My oldest liked not having finals but now says that it would have helped in college. Wondering if it might be starting at some of the high schools?

Going to be hard to put that genie back in the bottle. That will definitely cause grades to fall, which will lead to more failures, less credit earned, less students graduating on time. Don't see it happening.

"fewer"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD (MCPS grad) is a senior at an Ivy...she only has 1 final this semester.

Probably Brown or Cornell, which don't really count as Ivies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD (MCPS grad) is a senior at an Ivy...she only has 1 final this semester.

Probably Brown or Cornell, which don't really count as Ivies.

Why do people say this?

[Anonymous]

Has anyone provided any evidence that this is even being considered or did it just take 1 troll to simply say they're brining back final exams to create 3+ pages of this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD (MCPS grad) is a senior at an Ivy...she only has 1 final this semester.

How are the other courses graded? Final paper? Project? Other?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone provided any evidence that this is even being considered or did it just take 1 troll to simply say they're brining back final exams to create 3+ pages of this?

I heard MCPS posts on DCUM to gauge public opinion. So it's important to comment, a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD (MCPS grad) is a senior at an Ivy...she only has 1 final this semester.

Probably Brown or Cornell, which don't really count as Ivies.

The WJs of Ivies?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD (MCPS grad) is a senior at an Ivy...she only has 1 final this semester.

Probably Brown or Cornell, which don't really count as Ivies.

The WJs of Ivies?

I see what you did there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD (MCPS grad) is a senior at an Ivy...she only has 1 final this semester.

Probably Brown or Cornell, which don't really count as Ivies.

The WJs of Ivies?

Lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD (MCPS grad) is a senior at an Ivy...she only has 1 final this semester.

Probably Brown or Cornell, which don't really count as Ivies.

Why do people say this?

The same reason they like say WJ isn't a W. Elitist nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD (MCPS grad) is a senior at an Ivy...she only has 1 final this semester.

Finals really depend on the professor and type of class. My kids often had a final paper or projects for end of semester. Most of their finals were for math and science classes.