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I understand the benefits. But when do students learn that they don't always get a do-over? Is it really right to let them leave high school and go to college without learning how to manage without do-overs?[/quote]

Partly I think like you that it's not teaching kids to focus and get it right the first time.  It's an issue, no doubt. OTOH it's giving kids the incentive to go back and learn the material, so hopefully they end up having mastered the content.  The chance to improve the grade is the incentive to study it again.  My child has a re-take next week and intends to spend the weekend studying.  No way would he do that just for the sake of knowledge, so hopefully he comes out understanding the material better than his initial test grade would indicate.  [/quote]

Maybe the retake policy needs to wean away as the kids get older. Perhaps allow students 3 retakes (one each of the first 3 quarters) and only for a C+ or lower. If students know they can't retake every quiz and exam if they don't like their grade, maybe they'll be more judicious with their retake and be better  prepared the first time.

Or, they have to correct the questions they missed and demonstrate they understand what they did wrong before they can take the next quiz. They won't be able to raise their grade on the quiz/test; but they'd still have to do the "learning" before moving on to the next.

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