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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yay! Let’s teach our kids to not prepare for tests so we can take them again. Let’s also teach them that emails from mommy get stuff done. It’s no wonder nobody wants to teach. [/quote]

Yes emails from parents work. I highly recommend them![/quote]

That’s okay. My kid studies for tests the first time and doesn’t need mommy to email his teachers. [/quote]

When a teacher blatantly disregards a country policy, yes an adult needs to step in. In fact, this teacher was doubling down during math class saying no retakes but did a complete turnaround 2 hours after school. This teacher creates a culture of fear and kids are scared to approach her.[/quote]

DP, but our DCs apparently have the same teacher.  I’m glad someone spoke up. One of the reasons I liked this teacher so much was because they made the test retake policy explicitly clear at BTSN. And like it or not, it’s FCPS policy. You can’t just flippantly change it because you suddenly don’t agree with it. I mean, imagine if we lived in a country where you could just change laws on a whim because you don’t agree with them. What kind of message does this send to the kids? [/quote]

Yes, but if it is a rolling grade book, can’t the retest occur next quarter?[/quote]

It is now, but as OP stated, the class was initially told that there would be no retakes since it was the end of the quarter. However, yesterday the students received an email detailing the extensive parameters they must meet in order to retake the test, which will be administered after school hours. [/quote]

+1 why is it after school? That’s not fair to kids who have after school commitments.[/quote]

I’m all for allowing retakes and schools provide after school buses. If school isn’t a priority for your kid, they don’t need to retake. If they have some super specific issue like caring for younger sibling, they should talk with the teacher. I don’t think missing soccer of karate is an appropriate excuse.

I’m honestly floored that you would ask this. Your kid didn’t get it the first (no judgment, my kids have been there multiple times) and then get a chance to improve and now you’re complaining about that? It should be slightly inconvenient IMO or why wouldn’t everyone just retake everything and plan for that? [/quote]

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