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Anonymous wrote:I was unsure about the multiple test retakes but my neighbor was saying he had it at his HS (and he is in this 40s now, so no its not some new equity nonsense). He said his physics teacher gave them the opportunity to retake test as much as possible. It was because the goal of school was to learn/master the material. So he was able to review the test and study harder on the parts that he didn't do well on. He said when he got to college he was able to breeze through physics because he was given the opportunity to really study and allow himself to focus on areas he is struggling.

When you don't allow test retakes kids just move on to the next topic even if they failed the first one and doesn't afford you any opportunity to really focus on the areas you are struggling in.

Yes, and this is particularly important in math where the concepts build over time. Our current group of eighth graders are in a unique position. Their fifth grade year ended thanks to COVID with no math SOL, no math inventory but more importantly they missed out on two months of final concepts. Their six grade year was completely online, not a developmentally appropriate way to learn math concepts. Last year they were finally in the classroom but many math teachers were astonished at how behind they were, and some can’t even understand the basic order of operations. It’s important that the schools put in things to help them really master the concepts to set them up for success in the future