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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m pretty surprised by this grading change on retakes, seems like a very stark reversal, from the previously learning centered policy and ability to demonstrate knowledge of the content through continued effort.  I hear some people are happy about it and feel like the retakes were gaming the system.  Not sure how I feel, school comes really easy to some brains and takes more work for others, doesn’t mean they can’t get there.  School already so heavily favors a certain learning style and testing style.  This seems like a step backward that will continue to reward kids already doing well on the first take at the expense of content mastery for kids it testing doesn’t come as naturally to.  [/quote]

I mean... on some level, grades should reward kids that are better at school. Grades are used to show parents how well their kids are doing (which includes distinguishing kids who actually turned in work on time & kids who mastered things the first time around from other students) AND to facilitate entry into an appropriate college. The old DCPS policy was really hurting kids in college admissions -- especially kids who couldn't afford all sorts of fancy extras and used to count on high grades to demonstrate "worthiness."[/quote]

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