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[quote=Anonymous]If retakes are handled well, meaning that the kid has to complete some sort of remediation packet and then sit for a test that is completely different from the first one, the kid benefits from actually learning the material.  The problem is that doing retakes properly adds a ton of work for the teacher.

My high school offered retakes 30 years ago.  What tended to happen is that even the A students didn't bother studying the for the first test at all.  Then, after seeing what was on it and the types of problems covered, they tailored their studying to what would be on the test, did the retake, and got an A.  The "scouting missions" helped them learn much less than they would have needed to learn if they didn't have a retake and needed to study everything.  I imagine it's similar today.

Kids are clever and want to spend as little time as possible on school while still getting an A.  Schools don't seem to take that into account when they devise these policies.  [/quote]

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