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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Last year, my son who's an A math student received a C on the first smester exam -- when I asked the teacher if he could review the exam, I was given the same rigamarole as you (he can't see it, it's offsite, etc.), and said that his performance was probably "a fluke."  He failed the second semester exam (and so, despite having an A for the 3rd and 4th quarters, he ended up with a semester grade -- the one that goes on his high school transcript -- of a B).  But an A student failing an exam, got their attention, and the math resource teacher (who was not my son's classroom teacher) had no problem pulling back his exam from wherever it had been or going over it with him, question-answer by question-answer so that he (and I) left the meeting understanding why he'd failed the exam; I'm sure that meeting was helpful to his earning a B on this year's first semester math exam.  Maybe if I had pushed harder for my son when he uncharacteristically earned a C on the first semester exam, he wouldn't have failed the second semester exam.  So although it's frustrating, OP don't give up on having someone -- and doesn't matter if he/she isn't your daughter's particular teacher -- sit down with your daughter so that she can see where she got off track on the exam and more importantly so that she can learn how to stay on track.  As the math resource teacher told my son during our meeting "the exams don't stop, so you need to figure out how to take them."  On reflection, I think that the school was initially dismissive of me because the first semester exam did not have an impact on my son's semester grade (he still has an A, so why are you bothering us?); they just couldn't seem to get their minds around the notion that the C grade had raised a red flag for me (like whether he was actually mastering the classroom material, whether there were significant differences between the classroom/unit tests and county/standard semester exams, etc.) and seemed unwilling to "do" anything until he actually failed.  But I have no complaints about the support he was provided once he hit the floor -- so maybe that's how they're set-up:  they'll help you get back up when you fall, but they won't, or don't have the resources to, keep you from falling.          [/quote]

+ 100 - This is why unit tests and exams should be accessible for everyone.

Working parents however have difficulty taking off of work to physically go to the school to see the exam.  Would an online system be an option?  A system that would allow you to see your child's exam without printing it or altering it?  I have received private company documents that way.  Much better than scheduling an appointment but someone would have to scan the exams in.  Could be minimized if reserved for situations in which a parent has difficulties attending the meeting or makes a request.  Would be a cheaper option than paying resource teachers and classroom teachers to sit with parents just to see the exam or unit test. Trying to think outside of the box to find middle ground. [/quote]

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