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[quote=Anonymous]MCPS dropped the finals after bad publicity about high failure rates, especially on the Algebra final. https://www.google.com/amp/s/wtop.com/montgomery-county/2015/07/montgomery-county-final-exam-failures-continue/amp/ Preparing our kids for final colleges is an important consideration, but one that I feel is secondary. If that were the only reason to give finals, there would be no reason for colleges to do it in the first place. It is easy, and therefore common to cram for a quiz or a unit test the night before, manage to pass a test, and promptly forget the material. A final exam motivates the kids to actually learn the material, knowing they'll need it again. At the very least, they cram for it twice, giving them slightly better odds for retention. It encourages students to look at the course as a whole, rather than separate chunks. [/quote]
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