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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did your kid take it the first day back?[/quote]

Second day back.  Had two tests to make up plus a lab and teachers basically only allow the makeups during lunch.  I think this teacher told him he should make it up on the day he did make it up.  [/quote]
Teacher here.

First - it sounds like you’re talking about a retakable quiz, not a test. Tests are summative assessments at the end of units and aren’t retakable. Second - as others said, your kid had additional time to prepare. It doesn’t sound like they were out long, so they didn’t miss much instruction. Third - they had access to the quiz (via other students) and any review/reteaching material. If they didn’t take advantage of that extra material, that’s on them. Fourth - your kid made a choice about which class to prioritize on the day they came back. They should have studied the night before they took it, since they were well by then.

In the grand scheme of things, this one assessment is likely not a huge part of the grade. It is more important for your student to be forward looking and work on current material than to spend more time on old material. Move on and learn the lesson about planning and committing better after an illness.
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Are you really a teacher? It’s wild to suggest that they get the quiz from their friends. And it’s very crummy of you to punish the child for needing to prioritize tests and quizzes and make ups. [/quote]

+1. Teacher just doesn’t want to write a 3rd version of the quiz. AFAIK kid is technically entitled to a RT based on the circumstances you describe. [/quote]

Honestly, I don't understand why the teacher would even need to write a 3rd version of the quiz.  When I was a kid, if you missed a test, the teacher just gave it to you when you came back -- they weren't writing new tests.  Do they really think that the kids have photographic memories and are memorizing the specific questions to give to their friend, working through the problem sets to provide all the correct answers to the friend, and then the friend is able to  memorize those answers including the backup work so they could transcribe it all onto the test?  I just don't see this as a realistic risk.    [/quote]

You have no idea the lengths to which kids who are determined to cheat will go and how much easier it is to do so with digital technology.[/quote]

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