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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Arlington Public Schools only allows test retakes if you are below an 80 and then the highest score possible is an 80.    So effectively no retakes that allow for grade inflation unless you are annoyed kids are "inflated" to a B- after having to actually learn the material.

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Loudoun is similar. Although over the years we’ve had several teachers with a more generous policy sort of on the down low. Current APUSH teacher allows test corrections for half the points back. So you can turn an 86 into a 93. A 90 into a 95, etc. It’s quite nice. I don’t think he’s supposed to be he’s old and doesn’t care. [/quote]

Does Loudoun have a grade floor like other districts? Because if they do I don’t think this teacher is being ‘nice’.  They are inflating grades and giving kids incentives to not try.  If they lowest grade a teacher can enter is a 60, then why try on the test if you can just do corrections (usually copying other kids’ tests) and get an 80?[/quote]

Yes I believe the floor is 50. The entire policy is currently “under review” so we will see.

I will say, it’s shocking how many students don’t bother with retakes or test corrections. It’s very favorable to the more motivated kids.[/quote]

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