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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It depends on the class for my kids too. This is no end of frustrating for my kid who's great at math and not so great at english, and has a math teacher who allows test retakes and an english teacher who doesn't. But as a parent, I think it's a great idea. I want my children to understand the subject being taught. If it's not until the test that they, and the teacher, find out the student doesn't understand, that shouldn't be the end of it. When teachers allow test retakes, it's not. In my observation, the kids actually then work to understand the things they got wrong so they can improve their score.
The primary drawback I see is that kids may be less interested in finding out what they did wrong and figuring out how to do it right when they don't get a retake option. Though those kids probably would have been the same in an environment where no retakes were allowed.[/quote]

It's a joke and it enables kids.

Furthermore, it's reactive and has backfired across the county.

Colleges know MCPS grades mean very little now, and I, for one, will not allow my own children to re-assess.  If they're having issues, they need to address them immediately before the test rolls around.

Why not ask your boss for another shot at a presentation that you blew b/c you weren't prepared?

It's embarrassing.[/quote]

I hope you are right about the colleges. My private school DS is working his but off to get As and, no, he doesn't get to retake tests.  The only way he gets another chance to learn the material he got wrong on quizzes and tests is when he studies for the mid term and final exams, where he can spend more time on the material he got wrong. But I guess MCPS doesn't do mid terms and finals either so....[/quote]

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