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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is ridiculous. I think it is ridiculous that parents allow their kids to get away with this crap. [/quote]

Agree that the parents play a role. I have a number of friends who accept their kids grades, knowing that htey are getting the benefit of this, knowing their kids can submit late assignments for full credit, knowing their kids can do re-takes to increase grades if the initial grade is low enough.

Have some standards for your children.[/quote]

At our MS you can retake any test. You can retake a 98% if you want. Guess who's kid re-takes a majority of her tests? Mine. I have standards and want my kid to get the best grade possible. Don't think taking retakes says otherwise. She's never score less than an 89% on any original test but why settle for a B+ or A- when you can get an A. [/quote]

You are going to hurt your child with that attitude. A's are great but studying and getting a B+ or an A- on a test is not a bad thing. Those are good grades. Your kid is being taught that they are only doing well if they score an A and [b]that is going to hurt her when she gets to a place where retakes are not allowed. [/b]She is going to freak out about having a B+ or an A- for no good reason.

Our standard is that DS makes his best effort. Did he do his homework and study? Then he earned the grade that he earned and we can accept that. If he needs a tutor because he is not fully understanding the concepts, then fine. But making an kid with an A- retake a test is a bit much. I mean, you are going to do your thing but there can be some negative consequences to that type of extra pressure on a kid who is doing well in school.[/quote]

To me a retake is like extra credit. Why not do it if it's available? If retakes are not allowed, then no retakes. You sit with the grade you originally got. Same for extra credit. If it's not offered then your score is your score. It's no different. She knows we value the effort over the grade. But she also knows when given an opportunity to try to improve a grade, take it! One time she scored an 87 and took a retest because she just new she could get a 90 at least (A-). She scored an 89 on the retest. So there was no improvement in grade (87 and 89 are both B+). Oh well! She tried. She wasn't phased. [/quote]

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