Is it hard to get an A in summer classes?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid retook two classes last summer that he originally got Cs in and got As in the summer classes which replaced the Cs on his transcript and helped his GPA.

We really have lost the plot as a community if this is what kids are subjected to. No wonder they’re so stressed.

Why is it bad to retake classes to improve knowledge and/or grades?

My son had a terrible Spanish teacher and got a B and a C for the last semester. I don’t think he’s ready for the next level and I think retaking the class with someone else will help him learn what he missed and improve his GPA.

You don’t think he’s ready or he doesn’t think he’s ready? Also, why not get a tutor or practice the material from this past year over the summer? Why is taking the entire course over the summer needed for a student who achieved a B and a C.

Ummm I’d like my son to go to a good college. Why do all the work you suggested and not get credit?

Many people succeed in life going to crappy schools but I’m not sure that’s the start I want him to have.

Parents who encourage mediocrity are free to do so. I assume many have lived their lives not working as hard as they could themselves so retaking a class is hard to imagine.

My son wants to go to a competitor school and is being recruited. He’s been advised by coaches to focus on good grades and he is doing that.

I also think raising his grade now takes pressure off of him next year and hopefully he will speak Spanish better as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid retook two classes last summer that he originally got Cs in and got As in the summer classes which replaced the Cs on his transcript and helped his GPA.

We really have lost the plot as a community if this is what kids are subjected to. No wonder they’re so stressed.

Why is it bad to retake classes to improve knowledge and/or grades?

My son had a terrible Spanish teacher and got a B and a C for the last semester. I don’t think he’s ready for the next level and I think retaking the class with someone else will help him learn what he missed and improve his GPA.

You don’t think he’s ready or he doesn’t think he’s ready? Also, why not get a tutor or practice the material from this past year over the summer? Why is taking the entire course over the summer needed for a student who achieved a B and a C.

Ummm I’d like my son to go to a good college. Why do all the work you suggested and not get credit?

Many people succeed in life going to crappy schools but I’m not sure that’s the start I want him to have.

Parents who encourage mediocrity are free to do so. I assume many have lived their lives not working as hard as they could themselves so retaking a class is hard to imagine.

My son wants to go to a competitor school and is being recruited. He’s been advised by coaches to focus on good grades and he is doing that.

I also think raising his grade now takes pressure off of him next year and hopefully he will speak Spanish better as well.

This makes a lot of sense. I am not sure why some of the posters here are up in arms about retaking a class, particularly if it was available online. Did he get the A? I wish they offered Spanish 4 over the summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid took an Honors History class A and B two summers ago and got As in both. He is not an A student but that was all he focused on. It really brought up his GPA since they were honors classes and helped when he applied to colleges. I think this year you can only retake classes and not for original credit.

My kid did something similar and it helped her GPA a lot.