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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I liked the policy. My senior failed 2 calculus tests initially, went over the mistakes with his teacher, studied again with a better knowledge, and got As. He wouldn't have mastered the content without the opportunity. [/quote]

+1.  This is the stated aim of the policy.  Understand completely what the negatives are, and especially why it's unpopular with some teachers.  It's the changing of it halfway through a school year that should not be allowed.  There are kids, mine included, who made a decision to stay in a class instead of dropping it, partly because of this policy - in fact it was his teacher who pointed it out and encouraged him to stay.  That decision impacts the entire school year.  Fine if you want to change this - can definitely see pros and cons.  But what other policy has APS ever approved in June for the following school year and then changed halfway through? [/quote]

I see this but also am guessing the teachers were very vocal and this was a real problem for many of them.  I can see why administration felt the need to address this mid-year.  I would work with an individual teacher if you had a previous conversation with an individual teacher.

The real lesson is don't do this stuff without talking to the teachers and the people on the ground.  Bad policy making process.[/quote]

+1
Also, sometimes a well-meaning and even a well-thought policy turns out to not work in practice. And when said policy is such a disaster, quick course correction is the right thing to do! [/quote]

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