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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]High school isn't college.  I'm tired of hearing that they need to be the same.  There are tons of rules and policies that differ between the two.  They should not be the same; they serve two very different purposes, two very different populations.

If you want to argue that AP courses should mirror college policies, okay, I guess (but even then I'd argue they aren't the same).[/quote]

This isn’t the path I want for my own child. I don’t want the school to set low expectations that my child is supposed to magically overcome when she goes to college.

This isn’t preparation at all, and it’s only going to burn through more teachers at a time we can’t afford to lose them.[/quote]

So when does it stop? Should 7th grade look like college? Kindergarten?

K-12 schooling isn't college. Kids can and will adapt to new policies, just like they did when they came from elementary to middle and had to switch classes for the first time, or went from middle to high school and had their first final exams. We don't need to make 10 year olds change classes, take finals, and never redo assignments because that is how college will work down the road.

There are two drastically different opinions on the purpose of k-12 school.  It's either 1) To get students to learn as much as possible by the time they graduate or 2) To rank kids for college applications.  Retakes help the first, and hinder the second. I feel like #1 is far more important though, so I'm happily willing to let #2 suffer a bit if it means my students gain more knowledge at the end of the day.

--math teacher and parent[/quote]

Students have plenty of opportunities to make mistakes in education. At some point, they need to demonstrate understanding and mastery. There are plenty of chances to revise and relearn prior to an exam: homework, class work, group work, tutoring sessions, etc. You blur the line when you don’t have true expectations, therefore deemphasizing the importance of all the formative steps before it.

I’m a teacher and a parent, too. I have a child in college and one in high school. I’m grateful my college student was held to higher expectations. She is at a college with firm deadlines, zero retake policies, etc. This environment doesn’t phase her at all, but she has dorm mates who are struggling to accept this. You think students will easily adapt, but aren’t we setting them up for a rude awakening? 
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