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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a kid in middle school who has benefited heartily from retakes. Said kid didn’t have an adhd diagnosis until midway through the first year, and the meds were game changers. That said, unless I, as the parent, recorded the first grade and the second grade (62%, retake 98%, for instance), no one tracked the effect of the policy. It looked like my kid - who was honestly very affected by the undiagnosed adhd - was a superstar. This isn’t equity at all. It’s actually doing struggling kids a disservice. [/quote]

My MS kid takes full advantage of the “turn in late” allowance.  It drives me crazy, but I’ll take the straight As because I want to bail out of APS and meaningless As look better than meaningless Bs.  I think so many of the facets of this policy are well-meaning, but overcorrecting.  There’s no end to the “what ifs” in policy making and there is no way to account for every possibility.  This isn’t equity and will continue to leave behind the kids who need the most help.[/quote]

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