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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Last year kids could retake to infinity. This is better[/quote]

That’s not true. It depended on teacher/class. [/quote]

Well, most implemented it the way it was explained to them, which was to infinity. Why study if you know you can retake a test again and again until you succeed? That’s what my kid “learned.” I am glad, especially for teachers. [/quote]

Because there is a cost to each retake.

How many kids actually retook tests multiple times?

[b]Retakes are great because they promote learning. [/quote][/b]

Maybe they are okay for younger students but college bound students shouldn't be doing this. They don't have retakes in college. My son is a freshman in college and he says everyone in his classes are complaining that the teachers won't allow retakes. A semester is 15 weeks or so and a quarter is 10 weeks. There is a timeline to learning and kids in high school shouldn't be [b]given all of these chances[/b]. They will fail miserably in college because [b]they are trained to expect the same thing they've always had[/b].[/quote]

:roll:

“All of these chances”? You overestimate the time/effort it takes to do retakes. And when retakes are even available.

Each of my college-bound kids has benefited from periodic retakes. It has helped them fill gaps/reinforce learning before moving on to the next level. Way better than just accepting a marginal grade and moving on to the next unit.

I’ll take learning over never having the chance to take a retake. 
[/quote]Right! I was talking to someone about this the other day. He said when he went to HS (the 90s) he was allowed retakes. He struggled in physics and retook those (after studying). He said that the ability to retake tests realy helped him learn concepts and when he got to college he was number one in his physics class because he actually learned it in HS.[/quote]

Exactly. The point here is learning. If there are gaps in learning this provides the opportunity for kids to go back to relearn/reinforce the material.

This isn't promoting poor study habits - there is a time/effort/schedule cost for retakes. 
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