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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The homework is a small part of the grade and I don’t think that adding homework to all classes is a bad thing. MY kid had homework in 7th grade this year, 90% of the time he could finish it in school. He had friends who were working on it at home. I don’t think this is a huge change for Honors and AAP classes.

What thrills me is that they are starting to course correct the retakes. No more 100% retake options. You have to score below a 90% and can only earn up to a 90%. I would guess that they choose that threshold because the majority of retakes were kids scoring 90-93% and wanting an A. [/quote]

If true that majority of retakes were kids who scored 90-93 and don’t want them to be able to retake, then stop ALL retakes. But if a B+ kid can retake to get an A- and a B kid can retake to get an A- and so on down the line, then an A- kid should be able to retake to improve their grade too. Either allow grade improvement for all or just shut retakes down entirely, which the latter is what assume teachers would prefer.[/quote]

Tell your child to work harder:

Reassessment: The summative reassessment maximum will be set at 90%. This means that students who receive lower than a 90% on a summative assessment will be eligible for one reassessment attempt, and[b] the maximum score which can be earned on the reassessment will be capped at 90%.[/b][/quote]

Absolutely fine with the kids should work harder approach as long as it is ALL kids and shut down all reassessment opportunities. Eliminate all retakes or don’t, but cut-off for some is what am against. And if the argument is it’s all the A minus kids only that do retakes, then shutting down retakes for all as the solution should not bother anyone else. 
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Perhaps I am misunderstanding your comment, but the policy has to be this way. If the max score on a retake is capped at 90%,  there is no benefit for a kid who scored 90% or better in retaking the test. The capped value would prevent their score from improving.[/quote]

Should worthy be everyone can retake or not at all. No solid argument to support why kid that scores 90 cannot try to improve their grade other than some people think they shouldn’t. If that is the case then I think a B and a C are a good and passing grade and so is a D so the only kids that should be allowed to retake are those that failed. Others earned the grade they got and should be set at that grade. Or if people think any other passing grade should get a chance to improve, then all should be allowed chance to retake and up to A/100.[/quote]

I completely agree.[/quote]

I agree that kids that earned Bs shouldn't be allowed to retake. I think it's kids that need "remediation" or have disabilities that get to retake and no one else and I will advocate for that change. [/quote]

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